91 people a day die from opioids in this country. We can do something to stop this epidemic if we ensure that medical cannabis is part of a comprehensive pain management strategy. The Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis must include expanding access to medical cannabis in their recommendations.

Millions of Americans will be devastated by GOP proposals to repeal large portions of the Affordable Care Act, which has provided life-saving coverage and protections for so many. Our political leaders should be putting patients over politics as they shape the future of health care in our nation.

With the onslaught of objectionable actions occurring in Washington it is easy to become reactive while the Republicans drive the agenda. We need to acknowledge that the odds are against saving the ACA and think one move ahead.

I am a young father of a beautiful little girl. I have several preexisting conditions that directly affect me and my daughter. I will no longer stand for this. We are to resist as one.

Medical cannabis patients in Fresno have suffered for years because the city and county both prohibit the cultivation and retail sales of medical cannabis. Now the city is proposing to ban "recreational" sales without even bothering to consider Proposition 215 patients or tough new state laws. FRESNO DESERVES BETTER.

The Healthcare bill that will be brought to the floor of the US Senate has been drawn up in closed sessions by Majority Leader McConnell. It is essentially the same as the bill passed by the Republicans in the House. It will take away Insurance from Millions, make huge cutbacks to Medicaid, and make PreConditions simply unaffordable.....IT CANNOT PASS

Based on news reports, the Senate is drafting their health care repeal bill behind closed doors without any public hearings or expert testimony, and they are planning to force a vote before the end of June. Not a single patient or family member has been allowed to testify about your health care bill -- a bill that impacts our lives and jeopardizes our care. We are the parents of children who only have health care coverage because of Medicaid, and the children of elderly parents who rely on Medicaid for the care they need in nursing homes. We are the 60-year-old who needs to retire early, but won’t be able to afford higher premiums. We are the expectant mother who doesn’t want to worry about how I’ll be able to afford my child’s upcoming delivery. We are pre-existing conditions—the cancer patient, the kid with asthma, the senior with Alzheimer’s, the diabetic, the teenager with acne, the mother who had a c-section. We are the teacher with a class room full of children with disabilities who are eager to continue learning and growing. We are the doctors, nurses and caregivers who are dedicated to our patients receiving the best care. We are your constituents. Please hear our stories before you vote. Let us testify.

My son has autism and uses Medicaid (through the program Medical Assistance in Minnesota) for his treatments for this social and communication disorder. So many kids like him need occupational, speech, and physical therapies, in school and in clinics. Cutting Medicaid will leave so many professionals unemployed, and cause big, long-term problems for our state and our nation if autism goes untreated. Families depend on Personal Care Assistants for in home supports and behavior interventions, and these programs will not be funded with the proposed cuts.

I'm offended by Walgreens failure to act in this case, after pharmacist Jesse Garret refused to fill a customer's prescription for birth control. I will be happy to take my $5k a year prescription spending to CVS.

Trumps budget guts Medicaid and cuts Social Security Benefits.

When Rohrabacher and House Republicans celebrated their vote to pass Trumpcare, tens of millions of Americans feared for the future of their families. The GOP plan would lead to higher premiums, higher deductibles, less health coverage, and reduced access for those who are already sick.

From Huffington Post (5/31/17): A draft of the Trump administration’s new birth control coverage exemption has leaked, and it is far more wide-reaching than had been predicted. The new rule amends the Obama administration’s coverage requirement to allow any employer, school or insurance company to opt out of covering contraception due to any moral or religious objection, Vox reported Wednesday. Even massive for-profit companies with no religious affiliation will be able to deny birth control coverage to their female employees. “This rule would mean women across the country could be denied insurance coverage for birth control on a whim from their employer or university,” said Dana Singiser, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood. “It makes a farce of the Trump administration’s so-called ‘women’s empowerment’ agenda and endangers a woman’s ability to make the most basic and personal of decisions ― when and if to have a child.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/birth-control-contraception-trump_us_592ed9e7e4b0e09b11ec93c7?bb&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009