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# 5,350:
9:46 am PDT, Jun 23,
Quinn Gilton, New Mexico
# 5,349:
8:00 am PDT, Jun 23,
Rebecca Rust, Texas
# 5,348:
7:37 am PDT, Jun 23,
Nichole Crosson, Michigan
# 5,347:
5:58 am PDT, Jun 23,
Wendy Akin, Texas
Medical error killed my father; my husband was nearly killed by hospital infection (MRSA) and then again by medical error. We need to look to countries with better medical programs for a solution. American medicine does not work. Back in the 60's when Medicare began, people were paying $3.00 a month for Part B. Today, I am paying nearly $100! That's insane! American medicine is one of the most abused programs in the world today.
Medical error killed my father; my husband was nearly killed by hospital infection (MRSA) and then again by medical error. We need to look to countries with better medical programs for a solution. American medicine does not work. Back in the 60's when Medicare began, people were paying $3.00 a month for Part B. Today, I am paying nearly $100! That's insane! American medicine is one of the most abused programs in the world today.
# 5,346:
5:48 am PDT, Jun 23,
Marcus Widberg, Sweden
# 5,345:
8:40 pm PDT, Jun 22,
C. Johnson, Michigan
# 5,344:
7:36 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Hannah Blakeman, New Jersey
# 5,343:
5:50 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Rey Ramirez, California
# 5,342:
3:13 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Marj Ashcraft, Maryland
Lets start a grass roots movement to strip Congress of its health benefits and limit their access to HMOs & Health Accounts with current limits. Although their salaries will enable most of them to buy their way to quality care eventually, it will at least give them a taste of what it's really like for the majority of Americans. Let's see how they like having their income sucked dry by the current American health care system. Congress will never act until they have suffered what so many Americans continue to suffer (and die) every day --seniors, children, and families.
Lets start a grass roots movement to strip Congress of its health benefits and limit their access to HMOs & Health Accounts with current limits. Although their salaries will enable most of them to buy their way to quality care eventually, it will at least give them a taste of what it's really like for the majority of Americans. Let's see how they like having their income sucked dry by the current American health care system. Congress will never act until they have suffered what so many Americans continue to suffer (and die) every day --seniors, children, and families.
# 5,341:
3:12 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Tanya Russell, Nevada
Why is higher quality, lower cost health care important to me? Do I really need to answer that question!!!
Why is higher quality, lower cost health care important to me? Do I really need to answer that question!!!
# 5,340:
1:58 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Vivian Curl, Michigan
Health care shouldn't be a PRIVELEGE for the wealthy. We all deserve reform. Why should it cost us, $6.00 for a single tylenol capsule in the Emergency room? This has gone on long enough. How many more of us have to die. Senator Kennedy is a living and breathing example of health care for the priveledged. If I were to go to the hospital today (I have no health insurance) and if they found a tumor on my brain, I would get referred to Hospice. The difference between wealth, poverty and health care.
Health care shouldn't be a PRIVELEGE for the wealthy. We all deserve reform. Why should it cost us, $6.00 for a single tylenol capsule in the Emergency room? This has gone on long enough. How many more of us have to die. Senator Kennedy is a living and breathing example of health care for the priveledged. If I were to go to the hospital today (I have no health insurance) and if they found a tumor on my brain, I would get referred to Hospice. The difference between wealth, poverty and health care.
# 5,339:
1:37 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, California
# 5,338:
1:34 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Karim Moussouni, Algeria
the right to be in good health is priceless !
the right to be in good health is priceless !
# 5,337:
11:59 am PDT, Jun 22,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 5,336:
11:46 am PDT, Jun 22,
ANA PÉREZ RANCEL, Spain
# 5,335:
11:42 am PDT, Jun 22,
Murry Cohen, Virginia
As a medical doctor I can tell you that our "health" care system is irreparably broken, and can't be fixed without a major overhaul. Every day I see people suffer, and even die, because they can't afford proper treatment, and the "health" insurance they thought they had they find out they don't have when they submit a claim. The "health" plans are ripping us off, and our politicians needs to fix the system--NOW.
As a medical doctor I can tell you that our "health" care system is irreparably broken, and can't be fixed without a major overhaul. Every day I see people suffer, and even die, because they can't afford proper treatment, and the "health" insurance they thought they had they find out they don't have when they submit a claim. The "health" plans are ripping us off, and our politicians needs to fix the system--NOW.
# 5,334:
11:02 am PDT, Jun 22,
Rachel Ash, Israel
# 5,333:
9:02 am PDT, Jun 22,
Debbie Vyncke, Florida
I have been hurt on the job and got very little from workers comp and now o longer able to work and I stay in pain and no money to pay to go to the doctor.
I have been hurt on the job and got very little from workers comp and now o longer able to work and I stay in pain and no money to pay to go to the doctor.
# 5,332:
8:13 am PDT, Jun 22,
Wendy Harris, North Carolina
# 5,331:
6:52 am PDT, Jun 22,
Michelle Willman, Missouri
# 5,330:
4:29 am PDT, Jun 22,
David Gillespie, Pennsylvania
All citizens should be able to have quality health care insurance they can afford. Today many are uninsured or under insured because they can not afford the cost. So far in 2008 I have had to pay medical costs out of my own pocket of over $4,000. It would have been worse with out SOME insurance.
All citizens should be able to have quality health care insurance they can afford. Today many are uninsured or under insured because they can not afford the cost. So far in 2008 I have had to pay medical costs out of my own pocket of over $4,000. It would have been worse with out SOME insurance.
# 5,329:
11:10 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Irene Prevost, Canada
Inflation is killing the average house every day living,costs go up,wages stay the same.People can't afford to eat healthy,fresh produce etc...polution,toxins in our prepared processed foods,SUGAR in anything and everything helping our nation turn into obese sick medical dependant people.We need help now and we really need to teach illness prevention and throw out the band-aide solutions and deal with the root cause...........Thank-you.
Inflation is killing the average house every day living,costs go up,wages stay the same.People can't afford to eat healthy,fresh produce etc...polution,toxins in our prepared processed foods,SUGAR in anything and everything helping our nation turn into obese sick medical dependant people.We need help now and we really need to teach illness prevention and throw out the band-aide solutions and deal with the root cause...........Thank-you.
# 5,328:
9:10 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Timothy Walker, Tennessee
# 5,327:
7:45 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Susan Roy, Oklahoma
# 5,326:
6:22 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Norman Henry, Colorado
# 5,325:
3:17 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Teyjah B Fox, Canada
# 5,324:
12:57 pm PDT, Jun 21,
THOMASSET Nathalie, France
# 5,323:
12:28 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Name not displayed, New York
Quality health care should be provided to ALL citizens; we sure pay enough to live in the U.S.! >> I have recently lost my father, mother, sister (all unexpected) & a long-term relationship; &, for 4 yrs., can't get a full-time job, despite numerous degrees, because employers don't want to pay for benefits unless forced to do so. >> My expensive individual insurance won't cover any care or meds. for mental health issues (including depression due to multiple losses) nor physical therapy even though many people in my position will develop more costly physical illness as a result. >> Due to insurance costs, utility & gas costs, etc., I expect to lose my home if my situation doesn't change. Right now, it seems inevitable.
Quality health care should be provided to ALL citizens; we sure pay enough to live in the U.S.! >> I have recently lost my father, mother, sister (all unexpected) & a long-term relationship; &, for 4 yrs., can't get a full-time job, despite numerous degrees, because employers don't want to pay for benefits unless forced to do so. >> My expensive individual insurance won't cover any care or meds. for mental health issues (including depression due to multiple losses) nor physical therapy even though many people in my position will develop more costly physical illness as a result. >> Due to insurance costs, utility & gas costs, etc., I expect to lose my home if my situation doesn't change. Right now, it seems inevitable.
# 5,322:
9:55 am PDT, Jun 21,
Stephanie Malin, United Kingdom
# 5,321:
9:28 am PDT, Jun 21,
Lynda Scurr, United Kingdom
# 5,320:
4:33 am PDT, Jun 21,
Natxo Hernandez, Spain
# 5,319:
9:52 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 5,318:
9:46 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 5,317:
9:41 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Sarah Farfield, New York
# 5,316:
9:09 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Cynthia Robbins, South Carolina
In March '08 I took my 7 year old son to the ER with a 107 degree fever. By the time we got there his fever had gone down but he was still very sick. My husband and I are self employed and have health insurance with a $6000 deductible. At no time in the ER were we told what the fees and charges would be. Only now when we got the bill for $900 did I find out. I never received an itemized bill or anything. I followed up with a call because on top of it all--they misdiagnosed my son. They never did any tests they merely treated him for a throat infection. When in actuality he had Strep and Flu. So I am having to pay $900 for NOTHING!!! I am greatful that he only had Strep and flu but what if they missed Cancer or some other horrible disease. What has happened to sincere, efficient medical care? Something is seriously wrong with our health care system and it needs to be fixed NOW!!!
In March '08 I took my 7 year old son to the ER with a 107 degree fever. By the time we got there his fever had gone down but he was still very sick. My husband and I are self employed and have health insurance with a $6000 deductible. At no time in the ER were we told what the fees and charges would be. Only now when we got the bill for $900 did I find out. I never received an itemized bill or anything. I followed up with a call because on top of it all--they misdiagnosed my son. They never did any tests they merely treated him for a throat infection. When in actuality he had Strep and Flu. So I am having to pay $900 for NOTHING!!! I am greatful that he only had Strep and flu but what if they missed Cancer or some other horrible disease. What has happened to sincere, efficient medical care? Something is seriously wrong with our health care system and it needs to be fixed NOW!!!
# 5,315:
6:48 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Joanne Markowitz, California
# 5,314:
6:41 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Raffaela Bartsch, New Jersey
# 5,313:
6:34 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Sita Stulberg, California
# 5,312:
6:22 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Sharyl Hapka, Wisconsin
# 5,311:
5:35 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Nikki Love, New Jersey
health care is out of freakin control in this country. I can't even afford health care for my family. insurance is $700. a month minimum. people cannot sustain a resonable quality of life at the levels the government has allowed this country to remain at. not to mention the rising gas, food, and energy costs when forsight should have already brought prices down and provided assistance for the poor countries of the world. it is disqustingly sad.
health care is out of freakin control in this country. I can't even afford health care for my family. insurance is $700. a month minimum. people cannot sustain a resonable quality of life at the levels the government has allowed this country to remain at. not to mention the rising gas, food, and energy costs when forsight should have already brought prices down and provided assistance for the poor countries of the world. it is disqustingly sad.
# 5,310:
4:53 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 5,309:
4:02 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 5,308:
3:41 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Stephanie Rosado, New Jersey
# 5,307:
3:38 pm PDT, Jun 20,
RUSSELL EWERT, Illinois
# 5,306:
3:26 pm PDT, Jun 20,
T. Bundara, Maryland
# 5,305:
1:58 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Martin Ravitzky, Hawaii
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12:14 pm PDT, Jun 20,
CORY MALINOSKI, Massachusetts
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# 5,303:
12:06 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Carol Scholp, Arkansas
It's time Congress, the Executive branch and all federal employees were placed under the same insurance as the citizens. As public servants who work for us, your care should be no better or worse than the general populace.
It's time Congress, the Executive branch and all federal employees were placed under the same insurance as the citizens. As public servants who work for us, your care should be no better or worse than the general populace.
# 5,302:
11:48 am PDT, Jun 20,
Claudia Woodward-Rice, Hawaii
The insurance industry has nearly destroyed the health care system. Hold them accountable, or get them out of it entirely.
The insurance industry has nearly destroyed the health care system. Hold them accountable, or get them out of it entirely.
# 5,301:
11:45 am PDT, Jun 20,
Kelsey Adcock, Alabama