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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!
# 29,450:
9:54 am PDT, Jun 9,
Leslee McPherson, California
Emergency rooms should be just that, not catchalls for illegal immigrants and those who cannot afford insurance. Those who come in with minor ailments treatable in doctors' offices have a negative impact on the ER's ability to successfully treat patients with life threatening illnesses.
Emergency rooms should be just that, not catchalls for illegal immigrants and those who cannot afford insurance. Those who come in with minor ailments treatable in doctors' offices have a negative impact on the ER's ability to successfully treat patients with life threatening illnesses.
# 29,449:
9:52 am PDT, Jun 9,
Susan Waldron, New Jersey
# 29,448:
9:50 am PDT, Jun 9,
Rhet Oric, Ohio
# 29,447:
9:48 am PDT, Jun 9,
Sarah Panullo, Pennsylvania
# 29,446:
9:48 am PDT, Jun 9,
Sharon Bauer, Ohio
# 29,445:
9:47 am PDT, Jun 9,
Elizabeth Wahbe, Washington
I live in a small community and am aware that this problem already exists here. Many doctors who have seen pay cuts limit their practice in various ways to make it more difficult for people on Medicare to receive services. This practice must be recognized and clearly and specifically dealt with for the benefit of seniors and the benefit of the health care system in the United States.
I live in a small community and am aware that this problem already exists here. Many doctors who have seen pay cuts limit their practice in various ways to make it more difficult for people on Medicare to receive services. This practice must be recognized and clearly and specifically dealt with for the benefit of seniors and the benefit of the health care system in the United States.
# 29,444:
9:47 am PDT, Jun 9,
Helen Brunner, Washington D.C.
# 29,443:
9:44 am PDT, Jun 9,
Faith Morgan, Washington
# 29,442:
9:44 am PDT, Jun 9,
Michelle Trammell, Virginia
# 29,441:
9:40 am PDT, Jun 9,
Ashley Slupski, Illinois
# 29,440:
9:40 am PDT, Jun 9,
BART WALKER, Mississippi
Take Care of the old who took care of you.
Take Care of the old who took care of you.
# 29,439:
9:28 am PDT, Jun 9,
Martha Foster, Idaho
# 29,438:
9:25 am PDT, Jun 9,
Linda Andersson, Washington
I used to live and work in Europe. I am shocked and disappointed that we still are not providing full medical insurance opportunities for all of our citizens. Multiple mega rich private corporations are earning profits that should be returned to the society which have given them their profits. What happened to our morals?
I used to live and work in Europe. I am shocked and disappointed that we still are not providing full medical insurance opportunities for all of our citizens. Multiple mega rich private corporations are earning profits that should be returned to the society which have given them their profits. What happened to our morals?
# 29,437:
9:13 am PDT, Jun 9,
Arminta Barreiro, New Jersey
# 29,436:
9:13 am PDT, Jun 9,
Phyllis Hyde, California
# 29,435:
9:12 am PDT, Jun 9,
Jerri Lyn Beck, Illinois
# 29,434:
9:12 am PDT, Jun 9,
Wendy Derbort, California
# 29,433:
9:12 am PDT, Jun 9,
Rudy Best, New Hampshire
# 29,432:
9:07 am PDT, Jun 9,
Hillary Culver, Kentucky
# 29,431:
9:03 am PDT, Jun 9,
Sandra Beryle, Florida
# 29,430:
9:00 am PDT, Jun 9,
Lloyd Skole, Pennsylvania
# 29,429:
8:59 am PDT, Jun 9,
Hideki Yamada, Minnesota
# 29,428:
8:57 am PDT, Jun 9,
Clarence Morey, Maryland
As an elder of 78, and not knowing the future, I and many others depend on our elected representatives to assist us. Doctors' morale is suffering, and we know the consequences of discontent. Continue to protect our emergency rooms and us. Thank you.
As an elder of 78, and not knowing the future, I and many others depend on our elected representatives to assist us. Doctors' morale is suffering, and we know the consequences of discontent. Continue to protect our emergency rooms and us. Thank you.
# 29,427:
8:53 am PDT, Jun 9,
Josh Vaughan, South Carolina
# 29,426:
8:52 am PDT, Jun 9,
Todd Wilson, Illinois
# 29,425:
8:50 am PDT, Jun 9,
Marya Zanders, Iowa
# 29,424:
8:47 am PDT, Jun 9,
Wells Staley-Mays, Maine
# 29,423:
8:43 am PDT, Jun 9,
Victor Ly, California
# 29,422:
8:43 am PDT, Jun 9,
Lisa Sorrels, Kentucky
It costs more to fix a medical problem than to prevent it. Stop catering to the medical supply and pharmaceutical corporations (who are making massive profits) and act in the best interests of your constituents.
It costs more to fix a medical problem than to prevent it. Stop catering to the medical supply and pharmaceutical corporations (who are making massive profits) and act in the best interests of your constituents.
# 29,421:
8:40 am PDT, Jun 9,
Susanne Duell, New York
# 29,420:
8:39 am PDT, Jun 9,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 29,419:
8:39 am PDT, Jun 9,
Nayeem Aslam, Illinois
# 29,418:
8:36 am PDT, Jun 9,
Kerri Diener, California
# 29,417:
8:31 am PDT, Jun 9,
Roger Woitte, Virginia
# 29,416:
8:31 am PDT, Jun 9,
Nancy Kirby, Florida
# 29,415:
8:24 am PDT, Jun 9,
Amanda Snyder, Missouri
# 29,414:
8:18 am PDT, Jun 9,
Patricia Schreiber, Illinois
# 29,413:
8:13 am PDT, Jun 9,
Rebecca Fulham, California
# 29,412:
8:08 am PDT, Jun 9,
Jeanne Velasquez, Illinois
# 29,411:
8:05 am PDT, Jun 9,
Tamara Stafford, Arkansas
# 29,410:
8:01 am PDT, Jun 9,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 29,409:
7:52 am PDT, Jun 9,
D Flood, California
# 29,408:
7:40 am PDT, Jun 9,
Evelyn Yancey, Georgia
# 29,407:
7:19 am PDT, Jun 9,
Fairlee Gamble, New Hampshire
# 29,406:
5:35 am PDT, Jun 9,
Z Hesketh, Florida
# 29,405:
5:05 am PDT, Jun 9,
Linda Young, Michigan
# 29,404:
4:27 am PDT, Jun 9,
Diane Macchiavelli, New York
# 29,403:
3:21 am PDT, Jun 9,
Deborah Kaye, Maine
WE HAVE PUT MONEY IN THE SYSTEM FOR. DECADES, NOW YOU SAY THAT UNLESS YOU MAKE CUTS THERE WON'T BE ENOUGH!! HERES A THOUGHT, MAYBE IF YOU TAKE A PAYCUT & CUT BACK ON ALL THE UNNECESSARY TRIPS, AND THE 5 STAR DINING, AND HOTEL ACOMMODATIONS THAT YOU INDULGE IN WE WOULD HAVE THE MONEY FOR MEDICARE, JUST A THOUGHT!!
WE HAVE PUT MONEY IN THE SYSTEM FOR. DECADES, NOW YOU SAY THAT UNLESS YOU MAKE CUTS THERE WON'T BE ENOUGH!! HERES A THOUGHT, MAYBE IF YOU TAKE A PAYCUT & CUT BACK ON ALL THE UNNECESSARY TRIPS, AND THE 5 STAR DINING, AND HOTEL ACOMMODATIONS THAT YOU INDULGE IN WE WOULD HAVE THE MONEY FOR MEDICARE, JUST A THOUGHT!!
# 29,402:
10:06 pm PDT, Jun 8,
Kathleen Rockwell, Washington
# 29,401:
9:44 pm PDT, Jun 8,
Name not displayed, California