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Help Katrina Victims Get the Medical Care They Need Now!
Target: U.S. Senate, House of RepresentativesSponsored by: Consumers Union
As the hurricane victims struggle to rebuild their lives, one of their most immediate needs is access to medical care. Congress has the power to help the children, elderly, sick or people who have lost their jobs to get the health care they need by temporarily covering them under the federal Medicaid program -- without red-tape and hassles.
Under the current proposal, Katrina survivors with incomes below the federal poverty level could get coverage through a temporary five-month program with a possible extension. Congress is expected to vote very soon on this important emergency health-care relief measure.
ThatÂ’s why we need your help today! The Senate has developed a bill that assures comprehensive coverage without red tape, but the House version may limit access to the program for hundreds of thousands of people. Click here for a detailed analysis of the two plans.
Don't let Congress water down this desperately needed relief! Act now by sending a letter to your representatives in both houses of Congress in support of temporary enrollment of hurricane victims in Medicaid.
Under the current proposal, Katrina survivors with incomes below the federal poverty level could get coverage through a temporary five-month program with a possible extension. Congress is expected to vote very soon on this important emergency health-care relief measure.
ThatÂ’s why we need your help today! The Senate has developed a bill that assures comprehensive coverage without red tape, but the House version may limit access to the program for hundreds of thousands of people. Click here for a detailed analysis of the two plans.
Don't let Congress water down this desperately needed relief! Act now by sending a letter to your representatives in both houses of Congress in support of temporary enrollment of hurricane victims in Medicaid.
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We signed the “Help Katrina Victims Get the Medical Care They Need Now!” petition!
# 50:
8:57 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Pam Boland, Georgia
# 49:
8:45 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Patricia Tidmore, Alabama
# 48:
8:23 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Rina Velchuri, India
# 47:
8:20 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Karin Pasnak, Canada
It's kind of sad that there has to be a petition to the Congress in order to help the people after this disaster. Of course they need medical help and it shouldn't be denied to anyone.
It's kind of sad that there has to be a petition to the Congress in order to help the people after this disaster. Of course they need medical help and it shouldn't be denied to anyone.
# 46:
8:17 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Name not displayed, Ohio
Medical help is the fundamental right indispensable to assure human dignity!
Medical help is the fundamental right indispensable to assure human dignity!
# 45:
8:13 pm PDT, Sep 19,
John Kotila, North Carolina
# 44:
7:55 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Cassandra Cooper, Alabama
I believe that every person deserves adiquate health care. No-one should be denied. There really is some of us down here who can't afford a whole lot. And just because most everybody can, doesn't mean that those of us who can't afford it should suffer. PLEASE HELP
I believe that every person deserves adiquate health care. No-one should be denied. There really is some of us down here who can't afford a whole lot. And just because most everybody can, doesn't mean that those of us who can't afford it should suffer. PLEASE HELP
# 43:
7:52 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Joshua Pendergrass, Arizona
# 42:
7:49 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Jana Cleveland, Georgia
# 41:
7:31 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Angela Metzger, Indiana
I believe every man, woman and child deserves health care and since many of "our people" in the south have lost their jobs, homes, and loved ones, they deserve the help even if it is only temporary. They most definetly would fall within the categories of those needing the care.
I believe every man, woman and child deserves health care and since many of "our people" in the south have lost their jobs, homes, and loved ones, they deserve the help even if it is only temporary. They most definetly would fall within the categories of those needing the care.
# 40:
7:24 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Name not displayed, Iowa
# 39:
7:12 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Terry O'Neal, Virginia
# 38:
7:11 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Mike Sexton, Kansas
the lives of these ppl has been turned completely upside down, the least the gov't owes them is to see they're taken care of medically.
the lives of these ppl has been turned completely upside down, the least the gov't owes them is to see they're taken care of medically.
# 37:
7:11 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Dr Winston Bayless, California
# 36:
6:50 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Name not displayed, Louisiana
Had the levees been repaired as the US Corp of Engineers requested for FIVE years, and the levees had NOT been BLOWN UP, Orleans and surrounding parishes would NOT have flooded, 10s of 1,000's would NOT have perished or needed Congress's health coverage! This IS TRAGIC!!! An AMERICAN DISGRACE! Absolutely, PROVIDE ANY AND ALL ASSISTANCE that displaced persons require!!! It's BASIC, like the food and water FEMA provided 4 days TOO late!
Had the levees been repaired as the US Corp of Engineers requested for FIVE years, and the levees had NOT been BLOWN UP, Orleans and surrounding parishes would NOT have flooded, 10s of 1,000's would NOT have perished or needed Congress's health coverage! This IS TRAGIC!!! An AMERICAN DISGRACE! Absolutely, PROVIDE ANY AND ALL ASSISTANCE that displaced persons require!!! It's BASIC, like the food and water FEMA provided 4 days TOO late!
# 35:
6:39 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Fred Fall, New Jersey
# 34:
6:38 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Nikki Freshour, Texas
# 33:
6:26 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Tammie Dahl, Washington
# 32:
6:23 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Holly Wamser, Missouri
# 31:
6:16 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Kay Gore, Virginia
Our federal government populated critical offices such as Homeland Security and FEMA with political hacks and refused to listen to experts regarding what the Army Corps of engineers needed to keep US cities safe. Now the federal government has put one of the most corrupt and soul-less people, Karl Rove, in charge of the rebuilding. The very least the federal government can now due is to provide free medical care to those displaced and injured by Hurricane Katrina.
Our federal government populated critical offices such as Homeland Security and FEMA with political hacks and refused to listen to experts regarding what the Army Corps of engineers needed to keep US cities safe. Now the federal government has put one of the most corrupt and soul-less people, Karl Rove, in charge of the rebuilding. The very least the federal government can now due is to provide free medical care to those displaced and injured by Hurricane Katrina.
# 30:
6:01 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Heather Anne Bean, California
# 29:
5:58 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Therese Ryan, California
# 28:
5:58 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Leigh Saavedra Thomas, Texas
A nation is only as good as its ability to take care of its most helpless citizens.
A nation is only as good as its ability to take care of its most helpless citizens.
# 27:
5:46 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Melinda McBride, California
# 26:
5:40 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Maria Maldonado, Mexico
# 25:
5:34 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Alex Deimler, North Carolina
# 24:
5:25 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Mary Riley, California
# 23:
5:16 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Kelsey Lissner, California
# 22:
5:11 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Sophia Dalle rubinstein, New York
# 21:
4:57 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Bess Katerinsky, New York
# 20:
4:36 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Eliott Scheffler, Nebraska
These victimized people are in great need of federal aid.
These victimized people are in great need of federal aid.
# 19:
4:29 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Fiona Gordon, New Zealand
# 18:
3:47 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Enough Already, New York
GIVE THEM FREE EVERYTHING.........WHO CARES IF THEY DESERVE IT..........THANKS TO LIBERAL DEMOCRAT POLICY FOR THE LAST 40 + YEARS, THAT'S ALL THAT THEY ARE USE TO.......PLEASE SAVE THE INTITLEMENT SOCIETY.
GIVE THEM FREE EVERYTHING.........WHO CARES IF THEY DESERVE IT..........THANKS TO LIBERAL DEMOCRAT POLICY FOR THE LAST 40 + YEARS, THAT'S ALL THAT THEY ARE USE TO.......PLEASE SAVE THE INTITLEMENT SOCIETY.
# 17:
3:34 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Carlyn Lehbs, Florida
# 16:
3:30 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Kevin Delorenzo, Connecticut
# 15:
3:08 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Ellyn Yakowenko, Maryland
# 14:
2:54 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Fahri Dikkaya, Turkey
Please help people in South USA!! They can be poor and black, but they are human like us.
Please help people in South USA!! They can be poor and black, but they are human like us.
# 13:
2:41 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Amanda Jameson, Arkansas
# 12:
2:37 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Erin Smith, Pennsylvania
# 11:
2:22 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Theresa Reynolds, Massachusetts
# 10:
2:13 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Aylin Tuncer, Turkey
# 9:
2:11 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Gibran Mancus, West Virginia
# 8:
2:06 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Crystal Moen, Canada
# 7:
1:55 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Hugh Lydick, California
# 6:
1:50 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Paul Uecker, Minnesota
# 5:
1:29 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Jeffery Willams, Louisiana
# 4:
1:11 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Richard Hollister, Arizona
We can and do help others, then why not our own people ?
We can and do help others, then why not our own people ?
# 3:
1:07 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Name not displayed, Iran, Islamic Republic Of
# 2:
12:45 pm PDT, Sep 19,
Annabelle R, United Kingdom
# 1:
1:25 pm PDT, Sep 16,
Dawn S, California