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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!
# 27,750:
2:50 am PDT, Apr 9,
Terri Schneider, New York
# 27,749:
7:45 pm PDT, Apr 8,
Jennifer Hixon, New York
There is already a shortage of geriatric specialists. Cuts to Medicare will make the situation worse, while our population is aging.
There is already a shortage of geriatric specialists. Cuts to Medicare will make the situation worse, while our population is aging.
# 27,748:
5:29 pm PDT, Apr 7,
Deb Ryan, New Hampshire
# 27,747:
6:39 am PDT, Apr 7,
Elissa Weindling, New York
# 27,746:
12:34 pm PDT, Apr 6,
Donna West, Nevada
# 27,745:
11:44 am PDT, Apr 6,
Sardine Tea, New York
# 27,744:
3:06 am PDT, Apr 5,
Krazy Kat, Tennessee
# 27,743:
4:44 pm PDT, Apr 4,
Name not displayed, New York
# 27,742:
5:37 pm PDT, Apr 2,
Donna Collins, Kentucky
# 27,741:
1:56 pm PDT, Apr 2,
Name not displayed, New York
I VOTE NO THANK YOU REP HON HOWARD BOIRNBAUM
I VOTE NO THANK YOU REP HON HOWARD BOIRNBAUM
# 27,740:
12:55 pm PDT, Apr 2,
Name not displayed, Connecticut
# 27,739:
7:07 am PDT, Apr 2,
Blair Niewoehner, Missouri
# 27,738:
12:27 pm PDT, Apr 1,
Amber Kelsey, Texas
# 27,737:
10:18 am PDT, Apr 1,
Kim Farris, South Carolina
# 27,736:
3:58 pm PDT, Mar 30,
Lisa Elshaug, Washington
# 27,735:
10:13 pm PDT, Mar 28,
Kristina Frazier-henry, Indiana
# 27,734:
3:39 pm PDT, Mar 28,
Audrey Liebl, Massachusetts
# 27,733:
2:40 pm PDT, Mar 27,
Patrick O'regan, New York
# 27,732:
12:20 pm PDT, Mar 27,
Jani Nix, Oklahoma
I realize that this is of no concern to any of you in office, or your families as you will always be very well taken care of. If you have not realized, this is NOT the case for many, many, of us who have paid the taxes you benefit greatly from and waste in other countries. I am certain you are not aware, nor wish to be, of the suffering due to lack of any quality (some instances none at all) of medical care. Do you not realize there are many of us having to choose to have basic utilities OR medical care. How healthy is it when one has to let their water, electricity (total electric home), phone, mortage payment, home insurance, property taxes all go unpaid. I am sure you do not know of any of these people as you stay so sheltered in your "ivory towers". I would be shocked if you could even answer what the cost of one office visit is, one tube of toothpaste, whithout counsulting another source. You all need to live like the rest of us. It amazes me how quickly you can accumulate millions of dollars to run for a "public servant" (gag on that one) position when many of us cannot even come up with enough money to get through the month, especially on any kind of disability. This is just one more disgrace to this country as if we have not acquired enough over the last 2 presidential terms.
I realize that this is of no concern to any of you in office, or your families as you will always be very well taken care of. If you have not realized, this is NOT the case for many, many, of us who have paid the taxes you benefit greatly from and waste in other countries. I am certain you are not aware, nor wish to be, of the suffering due to lack of any quality (some instances none at all) of medical care. Do you not realize there are many of us having to choose to have basic utilities OR medical care. How healthy is it when one has to let their water, electricity (total electric home), phone, mortage payment, home insurance, property taxes all go unpaid. I am sure you do not know of any of these people as you stay so sheltered in your "ivory towers". I would be shocked if you could even answer what the cost of one office visit is, one tube of toothpaste, whithout counsulting another source. You all need to live like the rest of us. It amazes me how quickly you can accumulate millions of dollars to run for a "public servant" (gag on that one) position when many of us cannot even come up with enough money to get through the month, especially on any kind of disability. This is just one more disgrace to this country as if we have not acquired enough over the last 2 presidential terms.
# 27,731:
6:48 pm PDT, Mar 26,
Laura Zanoli, Italy
# 27,730:
5:28 pm PDT, Mar 26,
Sierra Vincent, Washington
# 27,729:
2:41 pm PDT, Mar 26,
Mary Orbison, New York
# 27,728:
11:31 am PDT, Mar 26,
Judyta Dymkowska, Poland
# 27,727:
9:40 pm PDT, Mar 25,
Mary Detrick, Florida
# 27,726:
9:21 pm PDT, Mar 24,
Name not displayed, California
# 27,725:
10:49 am PDT, Mar 23,
Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire
# 27,724:
6:04 am PDT, Mar 23,
J.W. Thornton, Mississippi
# 27,723:
1:29 am PDT, Mar 22,
Art Deco, Maine
# 27,722:
9:06 pm PDT, Mar 21,
JOCELYNE ANNIE, Canada
# 27,721:
11:49 am PDT, Mar 21,
Erin Shelly, New York
# 27,720:
9:36 am PDT, Mar 21,
Barbara Spencer, New York
# 27,719:
8:02 am PDT, Mar 21,
Name not displayed, Oregon
# 27,718:
9:29 pm PDT, Mar 20,
Michael Cryer, Colorado
# 27,717:
9:13 pm PDT, Mar 20,
Lauren Stone, California
# 27,716:
1:37 pm PDT, Mar 20,
Marija Pavlovic, Serbia And Montenegro
# 27,715:
11:04 am PDT, Mar 20,
Mary Elizabeth Forman, Washington
# 27,714:
4:45 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Elena Gonzalez, Florida
# 27,713:
4:34 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
# 27,712:
11:35 am PDT, Mar 19,
Eric Bock, California
# 27,711:
10:31 am PDT, Mar 19,
Siobhan Harrington, Washington
# 27,710:
8:07 pm PDT, Mar 18,
Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin
# 27,709:
6:55 pm PDT, Mar 18,
Gale Weaner, Texas
# 27,708:
4:37 pm PST, Dec 20,
Delores Carr, California
# 27,707:
10:48 am PST, Dec 20,
Bethany Bulgrin-Tschan, Wisconsin
# 27,706:
8:08 am PST, Dec 20,
Lori Guglielmi, Massachusetts
As baby boomers are approaching retirement they are counting on what was promised 50+ years ago. Work hard,save and pay your taxes,you will in turn be provided the basics of healthcare "medicare". It is a disgrace that the aging population has less options due to cuts in the healthcare system. Fewer doctors are able to take on these patients. When one finds a doctor they very often need to travel over 20 miles, which also takes them out of the comforts of the medical system they once new. Patients who need to be hospitalized are far from family members/caregivers who could make an impact on a patients ability to recover at a faster rate or at teh very least have there caregivers close to them without the burdon of traveling a great distance. We have forgotten about people and have replaced our society and patient care with dollars and cents. Lets get back to true quality of care, neighborhood hospitals(reasonable distance)and physicans that do not have to cap patients due to medical status (insurance policies).
As baby boomers are approaching retirement they are counting on what was promised 50+ years ago. Work hard,save and pay your taxes,you will in turn be provided the basics of healthcare "medicare". It is a disgrace that the aging population has less options due to cuts in the healthcare system. Fewer doctors are able to take on these patients. When one finds a doctor they very often need to travel over 20 miles, which also takes them out of the comforts of the medical system they once new. Patients who need to be hospitalized are far from family members/caregivers who could make an impact on a patients ability to recover at a faster rate or at teh very least have there caregivers close to them without the burdon of traveling a great distance. We have forgotten about people and have replaced our society and patient care with dollars and cents. Lets get back to true quality of care, neighborhood hospitals(reasonable distance)and physicans that do not have to cap patients due to medical status (insurance policies).
# 27,705:
7:58 am PST, Dec 20,
Glenda Groyer, Arizona
# 27,704:
5:18 am PST, Dec 20,
Eve Applebaum, New York
# 27,703:
4:53 pm PST, Dec 19,
Brittany Yarrington, Michigan
# 27,702:
6:20 am PST, Dec 19,
Stephanie Gerdan, Michigan
# 27,701:
4:44 am PST, Dec 19,
Vangie Sager, Texas
As it is now payments from Medicare and Medicaid are so low doctors are refusing to see patients with this coverage. Cutting the amount more will send more doctors away from this program and make it impossible for these people to have the care they need. HOW dare congress do this to the people of the U.S. when they have perks that are uncalled for. Health care is necessary.
As it is now payments from Medicare and Medicaid are so low doctors are refusing to see patients with this coverage. Cutting the amount more will send more doctors away from this program and make it impossible for these people to have the care they need. HOW dare congress do this to the people of the U.S. when they have perks that are uncalled for. Health care is necessary.