Everyone has been affected by the outrageous cost of prescription medications, including even generic medicines. It is very important to increase the cost-effectiveness of prescription writing in the USA while maintaining very high-quality access. This petition will support that goal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/340B_Drug_Pricing_Program

To prioritize our tax dollars towards health care.

There are millions of Americans like myself who run a serious risk if their healthcare is interrupted. Congress' new plan is a financial and immoral mistake.

One of the many benefits of being a Member of Congress is that they can choose from among the very best insurance plans in the ACA, with extremely high government subsidies. They have 57 Gold Tier plans to choose from. They receive subsidies of 72 to 75 percent toward their premiums. And, among many other benefits, they also get FREE MEDICAL CARE on any military base in the world. But we don't know exactly how much our elected officials pay, out of pocket, for those insurance plans--nor do we know the extent of their coverage. Before they pick OUR coverage and out-of-pocket costs, shouldn't THEY be required to disclose theirs? SIGN THIS PETITION IF YOU AGREE.

We believe that a government should care for the safety and well-being of its citizens. The logic behind Trumpcare is the opposite of that. As you know, it will kill public healthcare in America, and that means goodbye to almost universally loved programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. There may be funders that back the ideology that Trumpcare embraces, but no one who votes for this bill will survive long in office. So consider this your warning, by all of us, the undersigned...

One of my sons has Affordable Health care and supports it. I am very upset about the ideas that Trump has - he is not educated enough to be the leader of our country. I am an immigrant. I grew up under Hitler, I grew up in the war, part of my family died in the two world wars. I knew Hitler because I was an artist since childhood. He had good intentions in the beginning but was not suitable to carry them out.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says that by 2026, the American Health Care Act [TrumpCare] would increase the number of Americans without health insurance by 24 million. TrumpCare would reverse the expansion of Medicaid that Illinois adopted under the Affordable Care Act. Under TrumpCare, Illinois would no longer get a fixed share of its Medicaid costs, but would get a fixed sum per person in the program, regardless of costs. TrumpCare would take away addiction and mental-health coverage from 1.3 million people. [1] More than 356,000 Illinois residents have coverage through plans purchased on the Affordable Care Act exchange. More than 3 million Illinois residents are covered by Medicaid, about one-fourth of Illinois residents. About 650,000 Illinois residents are now covered under the Medicaid expansion of the Affordable Care Act. The federal government now picks up about half the cost of Medicaid in Illinois. [2] The TrumpCare bill would also block Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds. Planned Parenthood of Illinois operates 16 centers that provide cancer screenings, breast health care, contraceptive services and treatment for sexually transmitted infections. Planned Parenthood of Illinois provided reproductive health care services to about 60,000 people in 2015. [3] Even Republican Governor Bruce Rauner admitted that "Illinois won’t do very well under the changes that they’re recommending" under TrumpCare. [4] If the Illinois legislature debated and voted on a resolution against TrumpCare, it would put pressure on Illinois Republicans to oppose TrumpCare. Already, more than 50 Republicans in Congress have expressed opposition or skepticism towards the bill. [5] So far, Illinois Republicans have not done so. Urge your representatives in the Illinois Legislature to debate and pass a resolution against TrumpCare by signing our petition. References: 1. https://www.thenation.com/article/the-gops-health-care-plan-could-strip-addiction-and-mental-health-coverage-from-1-3-million/ 2. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-replacement-illinois-0308-biz-20170307-story.html 3. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-replacement-illinois-0308-biz-20170307-story.html 4. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/03/07/the-new-provisions-of-trumpcare/ 5. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/03/07/whip-count-heres-where-skeptical-republicans-stand-on-the-gops-obamacare-replacement/

The reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule is a stark example of “evidence-free” policymaking that ignores scientific data, resulting in a policy that will harm women and children around the world and, ultimately, the American people. For more information, see article in New England Journal of Medicine (http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1701294). For information on bill, see here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/210

I have worked at Starbucks for 10 years -- going on 11. I am an expecting mother, and I am asking Starbucks to expand its new paid parental leave policy to ALL employees - not just those who work in the corporate office. Last year my son Kai was born, and he died due to complications from delivery after only two days. Starbucks said I wasn’t allowed more paid maternity leave because there wasn’t a baby anymore - I got a total of $140 dollars. You never think something like that will happen to you - and with all the stress and heartbreak, it is so hard to also have to worry about finances instead of just being able to grieve. My husband and I just found out that we’re expecting a baby this summer. And when we heard the news that Starbucks had a new parental leave policy which seemed great - new parents in the corporate office get 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus an additional 6 weeks for birth recovery. But you know what? Expecting parents who work in the stores - baristas like me - are being offered much much less. New moms get only 6 weeks, and new dads and adoptive parents don’t get ANY paid time off at all. Are our babies and families less important than those born to corporate employees? I am asking Starbucks to do what is right by offering the same parental leave benefits to in-store employees as new parents who work in the corporate office. Because my babies need just as much time with me as their babies need with them. I only had two days with my first child. I know how precious every minute is during that early time. I know that every parent deserves the chance to bond with their baby, and that you can’t get that time back. Please, Starbucks, your baristas deserve the chance to be there with their babies, just as much as the staff in your corporate headquarters.

A Medicare Option would be Medicare in about nearly detail except for how it is paid for. Premiums would be collected which would fully cover its costs just as the insurance company’s premiums cover their costs. However, the Medicare Option premiums would be considerably less as would the deductibles and co-pays. That is because for one thing the insurance company profit and overhead would be eliminated. Secondly, the existing Medicare provider fee schedules are much less than the insurance companies are able to negotiate. Implementation should be relatively easy since the Medicare bureaucracy is already in place and functioning effectively with a high degree of user satisfaction. All existing Medicare rules and regulations would apply, except for the collection of premiums and penalties which still apply as part of ACA. The existing network of Medicare doctors and hospitals would be utilized as the provider sources for the Medicare Option patients. The providers would bill Medicare for their services the same as they currently do for those 65 and over. Optionally, Medicaid could be eliminated as its current patients could also elect the Medicare Option, with the provision they pay no more than currently. Present funding for Medicaid would be transferred to Medicare. ACA’s current subsidies would stay in place to help patients with their premiums as would all other positive aspects of the ACA. Penalties for not participating would remain to encourage participation, whether it is with one of the insurance companies or the Medicare Option. Over time “Medicare for All” would become a reality right before our eyes! Users of every other plan, including those of employers, will want to migrate to the Medicare Option because it will be the most affordable, comprehensive and accessible plan available. It’s a win-win in every aspect for the people of our nation.

The GOP attempt to dismantle the ACA and replace it with a degraded system that provides tax cuts to the 1%.

If the House and Senate pass the Repeal and Replacement of ACA; it will put many people in jeopardy. Medicaid must be kept intact - and tax credits are simply not an adequate replacement for them. My family and many others that I know will be seriously hurt if this program goes into effect.