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Limit Patients' Access to Health Care? Help Stop Cuts to Medicare!
Target: U.S. CongressSponsored by: American Medical Association Patients' Action Netw
The future for patients’ access to health care is bleak.
While millions of baby boomers are about to retire and swell Medicare’s ranks, the government is cutting patients access to Medicare. It makes no sense. You have spent years paying taxes and paying into social security. Now insurance companies want to cut your benefits to line their own pockets.
Past Medicare cuts have made it more difficult for patients to find a doctor. Future doctor payment cuts will force doctors to limit the number of new Medicare patients they treat, will make it more difficult to find surgical and medical specialists and will force seniors to travel greater distances for medical care.
Now is your chance to protect yourself and your family — the future of your health is in your hands.
Tell Washington bigwigs to stop playing politics with your health care. Sign the petition to Congress today!
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We signed the “Limit Patients' Access to Health Care? Help Stop Cuts to Medicare!” petition!
# 250:
8:18 am PDT, Oct 20,
Lee Vaughan, Iowa
Congress: Quit underpaying our good health care providers
Congress: Quit underpaying our good health care providers
# 249:
8:18 am PDT, Oct 20,
Diane Kelly, Michigan
Children and our elders need to have open access to medical both for wellness and sickness. Please stop the cuts in service to Medicare. Thank you.
Children and our elders need to have open access to medical both for wellness and sickness. Please stop the cuts in service to Medicare. Thank you.
# 248:
8:18 am PDT, Oct 20,
Kate Collier, Ohio
# 247:
8:18 am PDT, Oct 20,
Karen A. Jourdan, Wisconsin
Here's an idea. Let the politicans, especially Bush try living on the average wage/pension. Let them/him try buying medication and pay doctor bills on what the average senior gets in "benefits". Then, come and tell us again why it's a good idea to cut medicare benefits.
Here's an idea. Let the politicans, especially Bush try living on the average wage/pension. Let them/him try buying medication and pay doctor bills on what the average senior gets in "benefits". Then, come and tell us again why it's a good idea to cut medicare benefits.
# 246:
8:18 am PDT, Oct 20,
JoAnn Green, Indiana
Maybe this government is hoping we will all die due to the lack of decent health care which we have been paying for over many years of employment. I'm quite sure they would rather further line their pockets with this money than provide affordable medication and responsible physician care in our remaining years.
Maybe this government is hoping we will all die due to the lack of decent health care which we have been paying for over many years of employment. I'm quite sure they would rather further line their pockets with this money than provide affordable medication and responsible physician care in our remaining years.
# 245:
8:18 am PDT, Oct 20,
Jonnie Killcreas, Alabama
# 244:
8:18 am PDT, Oct 20,
William Goldman, Illinois
# 243:
8:18 am PDT, Oct 20,
Susanne Hesse & Doug Dyer, Florida
# 242:
8:18 am PDT, Oct 20,
Karen Umland, New Mexico
# 241:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Romelee Brightwell, Indiana
Less taxs cuts for the rich .
Less taxs cuts for the rich .
# 240:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Pamela Burnham, California
I have a personal interest in Medicare. My son who is 39 yrs. old has cerebral palsy and has received Medicare for years. We are fortunate in that he is under Kaiser Permanente. But there are many who have to rely on the few providers who will accept it. Health must become a right for everyone in this country. Certainly no programs already in place should be compromised. What's wrong with our governmental representatives? They are well covered. It's time for them to see that every citizen deserves the right to the same health care coverage that the Congress receives.
I have a personal interest in Medicare. My son who is 39 yrs. old has cerebral palsy and has received Medicare for years. We are fortunate in that he is under Kaiser Permanente. But there are many who have to rely on the few providers who will accept it. Health must become a right for everyone in this country. Certainly no programs already in place should be compromised. What's wrong with our governmental representatives? They are well covered. It's time for them to see that every citizen deserves the right to the same health care coverage that the Congress receives.
# 239:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
April Hoffmeister, New York
Millions of dollars are being wasted on a war we should not be in, we are losing our men and women in an alarming rate, yet they expect us seniors to be the ones to suffer also because of lack of money. Something has to be done to help our own senior people here in America.
Millions of dollars are being wasted on a war we should not be in, we are losing our men and women in an alarming rate, yet they expect us seniors to be the ones to suffer also because of lack of money. Something has to be done to help our own senior people here in America.
# 238:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Lori Glenn, Ohio
# 237:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Linda Veiga, Massachusetts
# 236:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Stephanie Peters, Illinois
# 235:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Marion Corbin, New York
# 234:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Carolyn Steinhoff, New York
# 233:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Louise M Matthews, New York
Every year the insurance companies are allowed to cut benefits to the elderly and drug companies and medical facilities are allowed to raise the cost of medicine and health care, while government employees get better coverage. The spiral of medical costs versus coverage must stop. Vote now to put a stop to cuts in benefits for Medicare patients.
Every year the insurance companies are allowed to cut benefits to the elderly and drug companies and medical facilities are allowed to raise the cost of medicine and health care, while government employees get better coverage. The spiral of medical costs versus coverage must stop. Vote now to put a stop to cuts in benefits for Medicare patients.
# 232:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Cynthia Donnelly, Virginia
# 231:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Bill Rosenthal, Florida
Health care is a human right. Period.
Health care is a human right. Period.
# 230:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Stephanie Weigel, California
# 229:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Roselle Haas, Texas
# 228:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Procol J. Payer, Ohio
# 227:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
James Minkel, South Dakota
# 226:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Diana Clancy, Iowa
I think the people in goverment should have the same health care we get, then there would be changes. They should also have to pay the same. Not have us pay for their health care which is far better than we receive. They are after all no better than we are. We put them where they are, that doesn't mean they are better, they are suppose to be working for us.
I think the people in goverment should have the same health care we get, then there would be changes. They should also have to pay the same. Not have us pay for their health care which is far better than we receive. They are after all no better than we are. We put them where they are, that doesn't mean they are better, they are suppose to be working for us.
# 225:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Marden Seavey, Maine
# 224:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Mike Galos, Washington
# 223:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Michele Millhouse, Michigan
# 222:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Richard Harold, New Jersey
# 221:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Vickie Purtell, Oklahoma
# 220:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Barb Mezz, New York
# 219:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Name not displayed, Kentucky
Medicare payments have been reduced so much that doctors are refusing to take any more medicare patients. What will the future hold for seniors if payments to doctors get so minute that seniors can no longer find a doctor or their present doctor decides he/she must reduce the number of Medicare patients they now have. We must all come together and remove all those who seem in favor of reducing Medicare benefits to doctors by voting them out of office.
Medicare payments have been reduced so much that doctors are refusing to take any more medicare patients. What will the future hold for seniors if payments to doctors get so minute that seniors can no longer find a doctor or their present doctor decides he/she must reduce the number of Medicare patients they now have. We must all come together and remove all those who seem in favor of reducing Medicare benefits to doctors by voting them out of office.
# 218:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Kelly Bishop, Illinois
# 217:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Peter Bergquist, Illinois
stable and fair law,educating citizens,good health care for citizens,three common deminators of any country or civilization that has survived any amount of time
stable and fair law,educating citizens,good health care for citizens,three common deminators of any country or civilization that has survived any amount of time
# 216:
8:17 am PDT, Oct 20,
Cindy Mullen, New York
Congress has some of the best health care coverage, while the people that they represent are struggling to get access to affordable health care. How can we let that disparity continue?
Congress has some of the best health care coverage, while the people that they represent are struggling to get access to affordable health care. How can we let that disparity continue?
# 215:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
Amy Bender, California
# 214:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
Gary B, California
# 213:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
Toula Siacotos, California
Keep healthcare affordable!
Keep healthcare affordable!
# 212:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
Kristy A. palmer, Oregon
# 211:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
Bonnie Spromberg, Alaska
# 210:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
Jessica Lunt, New York
# 209:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
Gordon Holley, Florida
Health Care is going the same way as Social Security. The Polititians get the best plans and the rest of us get diddly squat. When did polititians become Royalty? We need a revolution in this country to fix our broken and corupt government.
Health Care is going the same way as Social Security. The Polititians get the best plans and the rest of us get diddly squat. When did polititians become Royalty? We need a revolution in this country to fix our broken and corupt government.
# 208:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
Marianne Carter, Missouri
# 207:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
Chloe Adams, Indiana
We have worked a lifetime and paid for Social Security to have medical care when we grow old. Doctors are not wanting to treat me or if they do, I get a 5 minute appointment time which is a walk in and out. This is not proper care. The amount they are being paid is not enough to pay for work done or to pay for the extra secretarial help needed to process the bills.
We have worked a lifetime and paid for Social Security to have medical care when we grow old. Doctors are not wanting to treat me or if they do, I get a 5 minute appointment time which is a walk in and out. This is not proper care. The amount they are being paid is not enough to pay for work done or to pay for the extra secretarial help needed to process the bills.
# 206:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
Rev. Bonnie Faith-Smith, Massachusetts
# 205:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
Tim Carlisle, Louisiana
You are pretty much guaranteed healthcare in this country if you are poor, rich, or imprisoned. There is something very wrong with this system. This is certainly a time when we need to be more French- like and offer healthcare to all.
You are pretty much guaranteed healthcare in this country if you are poor, rich, or imprisoned. There is something very wrong with this system. This is certainly a time when we need to be more French- like and offer healthcare to all.
# 204:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
F. Meinelschmidt, Florida
Stop doling out money to those who never contributed a cent to Social Security and provide medical care for those who have.
Stop doling out money to those who never contributed a cent to Social Security and provide medical care for those who have.
# 203:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
Laurie Manis, Illinois
A society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable members.
A society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable members.
# 202:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
Phil Crabill, Texas
Stop the cuts to show you really care about all Americans -- not just the rich, greedy and uncaring political donors!!!
Stop the cuts to show you really care about all Americans -- not just the rich, greedy and uncaring political donors!!!
# 201:
8:16 am PDT, Oct 20,
Kimberly Drake, Georgia