Harvard study finds nearly 45,000 excess deaths annually linked to lack of health coverage. 60 excess deaths occur in Vermont. http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/septemb/harvard_study_finds_.php The study found a 40 percent increased risk of death among the uninsured.

Harvard study finds nearly 45,000 excess deaths annually linked to lack of health coverage. 60 excess deaths ocur in Vermont. http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/septemb/harvard_study_finds_.php The study found a 40 percent increased risk of death among the uninsured.

The Complications from high untreated blood sugars are very costly: Blindness,Kidney Failure,gangrene from an untreated cut or scratch that does not heal because of the high sugars,this can lead to amputation and long,expensive hospital stays! Low blood sugars can lead to a person passing out, High sugars can lead to DKA (Diabetic Keto Acidosis) that usually requires inpatient treatment after a trip to the Emergency Room!! The Omni Pod is a tubeless pump that is easy to use and allows one to manage their Blood Sugars much better! This Petition is to have Congress l"LEAVE MEDICARE and SOCIAL SECURITY ALONE!" and allow us the great benefits of the Omni Pod. The Congress needs to change the wording on the Omni Pod to make it a durable item! They also need to change the Code numbers that they have assigned: Pod A 9274 and PDME 0784! to code numbers that make the Omni Pod a durable item! This will be a lot less costly than Medicare having to cover complications that could have easily been prevdented!

Harvard study finds nearly 45,000 excess deaths annually linked to lack of health coverage. 60 excess deaths ocurr in Vermont. http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/septemb/harvard_study_finds_.php The study found a 40 percent increased risk of death among the uninsured.

People who are wheelchair dependent deserve to have accessible health examinations. Currently many health facilities do not have examination tables that a person who is wheelchair dependent can access. Nor do they have scales to weigh a person who can not stand or walk. We are calling on you to add your name to show your support for helping people who are wheelchair dependent have accessible respectful health examinations.

Requiring all medical facilities to have at least one examination bed that a person in a wheelchair can access by transferring independently or with minimal assistance from their wheel chair to the examination table. Requiring that all medical facilities have a scale that can be used by people who are not able to stand or walk.

NJ Family Care has been given a directive to ignore expenses when looking at tax returns that are used to determine eligibity for services. As such, any business owner who is not earning enough after expenses to support their family is also disqualified for benefits because of the formula being used.

Currently, Medicare pays for routine eye exams, but does not pay for glasses, especially not bifoals or trifocals, unless a senior has had glaucoma surgery (which it does cover). Medicare does not cover routine hearing exams or hearing aids of any type, despite the fact that most seniors need these. Medicare will not cover routine dental checkups, cleanings or pay for fillings, and will never pay for dentures, although a large proportion of seniors need dentures. Why are these parts of the body not included in our Medicare coverage? Seniors have problems with their eyes, ears, teeth, that need to be taken care of. Medicare should include all health-related issues, not ignore some for unknown reasons.

The Obama administration has broken its word. When Obama was running for office, he promised he would leave the question of the use of medical marijuana to state law. In December the DOJ began raiding marijuana growers and dispenseries in California. Now the effort is spreading, next is Colorado, which makes $2.3 billion in taxes for the state from the sale of medMJ. Despite what the DOJ claims most MedMJ is for treatment og chronic pain

Insurance companies have too much power - they can decide if you can receive a medication or not, a surgical procedure or not -that is the practice of medicine and affects your health and your life.

With all the controversey over Religious organizations not wanting to cover birth control, it's time to change the name to what it really is - "Hormone Assisted Therapy." Many women use this therapy for non contraceptive reasons, ie migraines, polysistic overy syndrome, heavy periods, acne... and so.

WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO: Create a specific Federal agency to help people fight medical and dental Insurance companies denial of payments. This petition is to request the Federal government to create an agency for the purpose of protecting the consumer from medical and dental insurance denials of payments to providers. Currently, each state has a department of Insurance that is charged with compliance of the Insurance laws, but more often then not they side with the insurance companies reason for denial. The consumer has no recourse but to try and resolve the denial through court. We need a consumer protection agency to be an advocate for unscrupulous medical and dental companies that find a way to deny payment of covered services.