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Baby Boomers Set to Lose Medicare Services! Sign the Letter to Congress
Target: U.S. CongressSponsored by: American Medical Association Patients' Action Netw
With over 3.2 million baby boomers becoming eligible for Medicare by 2010, doctor payment cuts will create a medical care crisis for America’s seniors! Congress made a solemn promise to America's seniors to supply more affordable medical care, but now they’re limiting seniors’ access to doctors, making it harder for them to get the care they need. If we don't act soon, older Americans will have a harder time finding medical and surgical specialists, and have to travel farther to see them. More Medicare patients will be forced go to expensive emergency rooms - not a doctor’s office - for routine care. And doctors will not be able to purchase new medical equipment and information technology. Urge your Senators to make good on their promise to older adults by saying no to Medicare pay cuts.
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We signed the “Baby Boomers Set to Lose Medicare Services! Sign the Letter to Congress” petition!
# 27,850:
1:34 pm PDT, May 12,
Dawn Allen, New York
# 27,849:
1:33 pm PDT, May 12,
Kenneth Shrum, California
# 27,848:
1:28 pm PDT, May 12,
Ana Herrera, California
# 27,847:
1:22 pm PDT, May 12,
Michelle Roberts, Maryland
The elderly are being treated horrifically. It's like Congress would rather take those who start collecting SSN to basically just die. They will if they cannot afford better health care and if their money keeps dwindling due to Congress' negligence and selfishness. They have nothing to worry about they are and always will be covered and taken care of. It's unfair and BS.
The elderly are being treated horrifically. It's like Congress would rather take those who start collecting SSN to basically just die. They will if they cannot afford better health care and if their money keeps dwindling due to Congress' negligence and selfishness. They have nothing to worry about they are and always will be covered and taken care of. It's unfair and BS.
# 27,846:
12:58 pm PDT, May 12,
Claiborne Smisson, North Carolina
# 27,845:
12:48 pm PDT, May 12,
Lee Nowell, Georgia
# 27,844:
12:43 pm PDT, May 12,
Barbara McGrane, Maryland
# 27,843:
12:15 pm PDT, May 12,
Tamie Pryor, Illinois
# 27,842:
12:14 pm PDT, May 12,
Carey Avallone, California
# 27,841:
12:13 pm PDT, May 12,
Kimberlee Thorne, California
I will be elderly one of these days. I want to be sure that the elderly right now are protected because I would want the same for myself when I grow old.
I will be elderly one of these days. I want to be sure that the elderly right now are protected because I would want the same for myself when I grow old.
# 27,840:
12:12 pm PDT, May 12,
Rita Fahrner, California
# 27,839:
11:34 am PDT, May 12,
Brit Hadden, California
These People Will Not Be Able To Afford To Get Treatment For Emergencies If The Funding Is Cut To Doctors On Medicare.Do Not Vote For Funding Cuts About This Medical Necessity. Instead Cut More Military Programs Because In General The Pentagon Eats Too Much Of The Total Government Budget.
These People Will Not Be Able To Afford To Get Treatment For Emergencies If The Funding Is Cut To Doctors On Medicare.Do Not Vote For Funding Cuts About This Medical Necessity. Instead Cut More Military Programs Because In General The Pentagon Eats Too Much Of The Total Government Budget.
# 27,838:
11:08 am PDT, May 12,
Monica Lyons, Ohio
We owe it to our seniors to provide the desperately needed care. Our government can allocate unnecessary funding to "ear marks" projects, that do no more than soothe the ego of the politician. We need our government to pay attention to the needs of our society at large and make some intelligent and decisive decisions. Regards, Monica Lyons
We owe it to our seniors to provide the desperately needed care. Our government can allocate unnecessary funding to "ear marks" projects, that do no more than soothe the ego of the politician. We need our government to pay attention to the needs of our society at large and make some intelligent and decisive decisions. Regards, Monica Lyons
# 27,837:
11:06 am PDT, May 12,
Colette Nitzberg, California
# 27,836:
10:27 am PDT, May 12,
Dominique Briano-Mazique, California
# 27,835:
10:22 am PDT, May 12,
Pauline Mazique, California
# 27,834:
10:01 am PDT, May 12,
Mark Mazique, California
# 27,833:
9:33 am PDT, May 12,
Tammy Mack, South Carolina
Because most of the peole you are cutting off have done more for this country than you do sitting in judgement of everything and everybody, you people don't care about the poor or middle class it is all about who can afford to pay and forget those that cannot.
Because most of the peole you are cutting off have done more for this country than you do sitting in judgement of everything and everybody, you people don't care about the poor or middle class it is all about who can afford to pay and forget those that cannot.
# 27,832:
9:29 am PDT, May 12,
Sherri McGee, California
# 27,831:
9:28 am PDT, May 12,
Debbie Reagan, Georgia
# 27,830:
9:17 am PDT, May 12,
DIANE Symons, Pennsylvania
# 27,829:
9:05 am PDT, May 12,
Bette Giarratano, New Jersey
# 27,828:
8:56 am PDT, May 12,
Victoria Ortega, Washington D.C.
# 27,827:
6:54 am PDT, May 12,
Helen Allard, Louisiana
# 27,826:
6:05 am PDT, May 12,
Ruth Miranda, Florida
# 27,825:
4:30 am PDT, May 12,
Terry Keener, Texas
# 27,824:
11:44 pm PDT, May 11,
Radha McAlpine, Florida
# 27,823:
11:07 pm PDT, May 11,
MIranda Richards, California
# 27,822:
11:07 pm PDT, May 11,
Craig Cross, Maryland
# 27,821:
8:09 pm PDT, May 11,
Name not displayed, California
# 27,820:
8:02 pm PDT, May 11,
Mayzie Love, North Carolina
# 27,819:
7:35 pm PDT, May 11,
Myrna Wilkinson, Illinois
# 27,818:
6:52 pm PDT, May 11,
Nancy Hookey, Ohio
# 27,817:
6:44 pm PDT, May 11,
Susan Nierenberg, New Jersey
# 27,816:
6:12 pm PDT, May 11,
Roy Harper, Virginia
I am a Baby Boomer, and I vote. Cutting Medicare payments is wrong, wrong, wrong. Already seniors are having difficulty finding doctors willing to accept Medicare patients. Payments for services from Medicare haven't kept pace with across the board inflation in recent years, much less the cost of delivering adequate and compassionate medical care. Social consciense demands seniors have access to adequate health care, and reducing Medicare payments jeopordizes access for millions of seniors. This piece of legislation urgently needs to be passed as a first step in assuring seniors access to adequate health care.
I am a Baby Boomer, and I vote. Cutting Medicare payments is wrong, wrong, wrong. Already seniors are having difficulty finding doctors willing to accept Medicare patients. Payments for services from Medicare haven't kept pace with across the board inflation in recent years, much less the cost of delivering adequate and compassionate medical care. Social consciense demands seniors have access to adequate health care, and reducing Medicare payments jeopordizes access for millions of seniors. This piece of legislation urgently needs to be passed as a first step in assuring seniors access to adequate health care.
# 27,815:
5:52 pm PDT, May 11,
Jennifer Smith, Alabama
# 27,814:
5:45 pm PDT, May 11,
Name not displayed, Arizona
# 27,813:
4:39 pm PDT, May 11,
Tonya Foster, Georgia
Because they are our foundation to the future!
Because they are our foundation to the future!
# 27,812:
2:16 pm PDT, May 11,
Gerri Desjardin, Georgia
# 27,811:
2:16 pm PDT, May 11,
June Englund, Minnesota
# 27,810:
2:15 pm PDT, May 11,
Tom Woodson JD, Florida
You people suck. Not enough money for your pet projects and to line your pockets, just take it from the poor and senior citizens. You make me sick.
You people suck. Not enough money for your pet projects and to line your pockets, just take it from the poor and senior citizens. You make me sick.
# 27,809:
1:10 pm PDT, May 11,
Diana Bradley, Maine
# 27,808:
12:53 pm PDT, May 11,
Kathryn Turk, North Carolina
# 27,807:
12:28 pm PDT, May 11,
Laura Anne Hess, Kansas
It is a crime how this country is in crisis yet the President continues to have one goal and that is to make himself richer with oil. He is destroying this country! I aleady see many people not able to afford Dr. appointments including myself. It has to stop!
It is a crime how this country is in crisis yet the President continues to have one goal and that is to make himself richer with oil. He is destroying this country! I aleady see many people not able to afford Dr. appointments including myself. It has to stop!
# 27,806:
11:58 am PDT, May 11,
Catherine Taylor, West Virginia
# 27,805:
11:46 am PDT, May 11,
Marie Sturman, Pennsylvania
# 27,804:
11:41 am PDT, May 11,
Janet Snipes, South Carolina
# 27,803:
9:54 am PDT, May 11,
Maria Aicardi, California
I just have to say: May God give you the wisdom, serenity, and accountability to work on this difficult issue! I am very confident that my prayers and so many prayers will have an impact on the decision!!! Strongly urge to stop Medicare pay cuts!! Maria Teresa Aicardi
I just have to say: May God give you the wisdom, serenity, and accountability to work on this difficult issue! I am very confident that my prayers and so many prayers will have an impact on the decision!!! Strongly urge to stop Medicare pay cuts!! Maria Teresa Aicardi
# 27,802:
9:18 am PDT, May 11,
Betsy Miller, Michigan
# 27,801:
8:53 am PDT, May 11,
Kate Werner, Pennsylvania