The issue is critical now the new (unified) US government to be sworn in in January intends to proceed with dismantling of Obamacare in first 100 days of the Trump administration. Collection of continuing campaign funding and other resources will be required, and considerable infrastrastructure for campaign needs to be assembled--just when we thought we would be able to relax.

Twenty-two million people will be without healthcare if the Republicans have their way. They've all threatened to repeal the law without a viable alternative. Who will stand up to him?

Millions of Americans stand to lose access to crucial healthcare services if Obamacare is repealed. No longer will employers have to give healthcare, and pre-existing conditions can be considered in the assessment of healthcare. As a country, we cannot afford to step back into the past by repealing Obamacare.

Prevention is the best immunity. Good nutrition. Hand hygiene. Proper rest and diet. NOT a vaccine that delivers the amount of toxins that it does. We have no voice, but every patient DOES. Patients are allowed to refuse; we should be also.

Each parent wants to keep their child(ren) safe. If your child is a carrier of the MTHFR gene mutation, they cannot release toxins out of their body the way those people can who are not carriers of the mutations, hence developing chronic illnesses that are caused by a toxic chemical overload. It will cause anything from eczema to death. Just do the research for the love of your child.

A change to Medicaid rules set to take effect in January will result in more drug-related crime and more overdose deaths and will harm our ability to effectively address the drug epidemic. Every day in this country 129 people die from drug overdose, and many thousands more are treated in emergency rooms. Many of those are people without commercial health insurance, either because they were born and raised in poverty or because they were once comfortable, before drugs took everything they had. The “why” doesn’t matter. They are still human beings and our fellow citizens and we should care for them. And we do. Medicaid, a federally funded program, working in conjunction with states that accept its assistance, provides necessary medical care for indigent Americans. This past summer the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the division of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) which oversees the administration of Medicaid, drafted new rules aimed at better serving Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries. Some of the changes CMS came up with may be good. One, in particular, is not. Currently, states that accept federal Medicaid matching funds are able to use that money to provide in-patient treatment for their indigent citizens with substance abuse issues for as long as they need that care. 42 CFR § 438.3(u) would change this long standing practice. The new rule limits the federal Medicaid match for drug addiction treatment for the poor to 15 days a month. The new rule is the result of CMS viewing mental health and substance use disorder patients in the same light and concluding that if a 15 day per month in-patient stay is appropriate treatment for the mentally ill it is also appropriate treatment for the substance abuser. It is not. Research tells us that effective inpatient treatment leads to long term sobriety and fewer relapses. A minimum of 90 to 120 days, not a maximum of 15 days, is what is needed for effective treatment. 29 U.S. Senators and 46 Governors are on record opposing implementation of the new Medicaid rule. Fifteen days is simply not enough time to recover from the assault addictive drugs make on the body and to restore the life skills that keep a person from relapsing. The implementation of this rule will harm our fellow citizens with addictions who are poor, including pregnant addicted women, women with dependent children and low-level drug offenders coming out of jails and prisons. Without adequate treatment many will turn, or return, to crime to get the drugs their diseased brain tells them they must have. Many will ultimately die. In addition to the terrible human toll, substance abuse costs the U.S. economy between 400 and 600 billion dollars annually, depending on whose numbers you use. Effective treatment, including treatment paid for by Medicaid, can dramatically reduce these costs. According to several conservative estimates, every dollar invested in addiction treatment programs yields a return of between $4 and $12 in reduced crime and reduced healthcare and criminal justice costs. So spending money on treatment saves money in the long run. PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION AND TELL PRESIDENT OBAMA TO HALT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW 15-DAY LIMIT ON MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT AND ELIMINATE OTHER MEDICAID BARRIERS TO ADDICTION TREATMENT BY EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Because legalizing marijuana would help my health conditions very much without having to depend on prescription Pain and Anxiety medication and in this state doctors only look out for themselves and are stingy with giving prescriptions to people like me who need them very much in order to function day to day.

Hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders are being denied the full benefits of necessary chiropractic care due to limitations on the number of office visits and phantom co-pays that are often more expensive than paying out-of-pocket. Medicaid patients have zero coverage for chiropractic. This is a violation of the Affordable Care Act.

Medicare Should Include Dental Care Whether or not you're a senior citizen, hopefully, you will be someday. When that happens, you're going to want complete health care. One of the most important, and least covered healthcare costs for seniors is dental care. And yet, dental care is not included in most post-retirement insurance plans, including Medicare. In other plans, it's a very expensive option. Medical research has linked poor dental health to the most serious health hazards including Heart Disease, Diabetes, and many other age-related diseases, including a weakened immune system, which gives rise to Pneumonia, Influenza and other infectious conditions. Improved dental care could help reduce and delay the onset of these serious diseases in this vulnerable segment of our society. If we could reduce the incidence of these diseases, we could significantly reduce illness, reduce the case load on our medical and hospital systems, and promote better, more efficient health care for yourself and your family. Providing dental benefits will improve the overall health of seniors. It will also result in a healthier Medicare and medical insurance system. Sooner or later, that will benefit everyone.

The Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act Outdated Medicare Plan B coverage policies Traditionally, IV chemotherapy treatments are covered under a Medicare Plan B plan benefit. Conversely, oral anticancer medications are covered under Medicare's plan D prescription benefit and retired cancer patients are responsible for extremely high and unmanageable copays, creating an enormous barrier for patients to access orally administered drugs and lifesaving treatments for cancer patients Medicare plan B should provide coverage for orally administered cancer treatment medications at the same rate as IV or injectable cancer treatment. A patient, especially a disabled or retired patient, should not be made to pay any more out of pocket for their oral cancer medications then they are asked to pay for their injectable or infusional cancer medications. A national oral chemotherapy access law is important, because it would offer protection to all insured patients, including those with Medicare coverage who comprise a large portion of patients with cancer. Right now, the state laws only apply to privately insured patients. If a federal law was passed it would apply equally to everyone. The current Medicare Plan B covers IV chemotherapy, but oral chemotherapy isn't covered. As a result, people are out of pocket double and triple their SS income and still unable to afford the oral chemotherapy medications they so desperately need. We do not need the plan D with high level tiers, which are still unaffordable, to fill this gap, but rather the federal backing and passing of a chemotherapy oral drug parity law that would include compliance by Medicare plan B. Chemotherapy oral drugs should be covered under Medicare plan B for the wellbeing of every American. Currently, state laws can only impact certain health plans and do not apply to Medicare or Medicaid. Health plans covered under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) While orally administered anti-cancer drugs are not without side effects, equal access to these drugs can alleviate suffering and improve outcomes for many cancer patients. Oral Parity increases access to oral chemotherapies, helping patients and saving lives. Provides greater access to life-saving treatments: Drug coverage is one of the top problems for cancer patients. The disparity in coverage between intravenous/injectable treatments and orally administered anti-cancer pills further complicates this problem. Cancer patients should not have to wage a fight on coverage for a treatment.

The idea that individual orthodontists are being attacked by well funded corporations in an attempt to gain market share for their product is repulsive. Individual orthodontists are easy targets but when the specialty acts as a group we can defend every individual from this kind of abuse. It's time to let AcceleDent know that we will not tolerate this kind of behavior.

SAMHSA initially rejected EEG Biofeedback because brain waves are not behavior, but is now considering reversing this decision. Acceptance on the official list (NREPP) plus the research would mean EEG biofeedback is our most effective tool to treat addictions of all kinds.