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Women Deserve Equal Health Insurance Coverage for Equal Money!
Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: SEIU
Sponsored by: SEIU
Women pay up to 48 percent more for private health insurance than men for the same policies. Insurers also routinely deny coverage to women with "pre-existing conditions" - which include pregnancy, c-sections, and in some cases, domestic violence and rape.
The reforms being advanced by the White House and Congress would:
- Make "gender rating" illegal.
- Prevent insurance companies from denying care on the basis of pre-existing conditions.
- End "rescission," or the insurance industry practice of canceling someone's coverage when they get sick.
- Set limits on out-of-pocket expenses.
- Provide competition and choice for women in the individual insurance market.
Urge your Members of Congress to fix these antiquated policies by passing real health insurance reform this year!
The reforms being advanced by the White House and Congress would:
- Make "gender rating" illegal.
- Prevent insurance companies from denying care on the basis of pre-existing conditions.
- End "rescission," or the insurance industry practice of canceling someone's coverage when they get sick.
- Set limits on out-of-pocket expenses.
- Provide competition and choice for women in the individual insurance market.
Urge your Members of Congress to fix these antiquated policies by passing real health insurance reform this year!
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# 5,674:
12:11 pm PST, Feb 9,
Pat Harcarik, Maryland
# 5,673:
12:09 pm PST, Feb 9,
Celia Graham, Alabama
# 5,672:
11:46 am PST, Feb 9,
Heather Wuerthner, Pennsylvania
# 5,671:
11:00 am PST, Feb 9,
Kara Emmons, New York
# 5,670:
10:25 am PST, Feb 9,
Carlotta Fried, Virginia
The discrimination effects more than just the women, because it effects the children if the mothers are not being treated.
The discrimination effects more than just the women, because it effects the children if the mothers are not being treated.
# 5,669:
9:06 am PST, Feb 9,
Marie Zamora, California
# 5,668:
5:02 am PST, Feb 9,
Dianne Hillier, United Kingdom
'With the Medicine Buddha mantra you can liberate numberless sentient beings from oceans of suffering and bring them to enlightenment.' - Lama Zopa. Tayata Om Bekanze Bekanze Maha BeKanze Radza Samudgate Soha In the Bhaiṣajyaguruvaidūryaprabharāja Sūtra, the Medicine Buddha is described as having entered into a state of samadhi called "Eliminating All the Suffering and Afflictions of Sentient Beings." From this samadhi state he spoke the Medicine Buddha Dharani.[1] namo bhagavate bhaiṣajyaguru vaiḍūryaprabharājāya tathāgatāya arhate samyaksambuddhāya tadyathā: oṃ bhaiṣajye bhaiṣajye mahābhaiṣajya-samudgate svāhā. The last line of the dharani is used as the Medicine Buddha's mantra. Medicine Buddha Sutra, as a bodhisattva who made 12 great vows. On achieving Buddhahood, he became the Buddha of the eastern realm of Vaidūryanirbhāsa, or "Pure Lapis Lazuli". The Twelve Vows of the Medicine Buddha upon attaining Enlightenment, according to the Medicine Buddha Sutra[1] are: To illuminate countless realms with his radiance, enabling anyone to become a Buddha just like him. To awaken the minds of sentient beings through his light of lapis lazuli. To provide the sentient beings with whatever material needs they require. To correct heretical views and inspire beings toward the path of the Bodhisattva. To help beings follow the Moral Precepts, even if they failed before. To heal beings born with deformities, illness or other physical sufferings. To help relieve the destitute and the sick. To help women who wish to be reborn as men achieve their desired rebirth. To help heal mental afflictions and delusions. To help the oppressed be free from suffering. To relieve those who suffer from terrible hunger and thirst. To help clothe those who are destitute and suffering from cold and mosquitoes.
'With the Medicine Buddha mantra you can liberate numberless sentient beings from oceans of suffering and bring them to enlightenment.' - Lama Zopa. Tayata Om Bekanze Bekanze Maha BeKanze Radza Samudgate Soha In the Bhaiṣajyaguruvaidūryaprabharāja Sūtra, the Medicine Buddha is described as having entered into a state of samadhi called "Eliminating All the Suffering and Afflictions of Sentient Beings." From this samadhi state he spoke the Medicine Buddha Dharani.[1] namo bhagavate bhaiṣajyaguru vaiḍūryaprabharājāya tathāgatāya arhate samyaksambuddhāya tadyathā: oṃ bhaiṣajye bhaiṣajye mahābhaiṣajya-samudgate svāhā. The last line of the dharani is used as the Medicine Buddha's mantra. Medicine Buddha Sutra, as a bodhisattva who made 12 great vows. On achieving Buddhahood, he became the Buddha of the eastern realm of Vaidūryanirbhāsa, or "Pure Lapis Lazuli". The Twelve Vows of the Medicine Buddha upon attaining Enlightenment, according to the Medicine Buddha Sutra[1] are: To illuminate countless realms with his radiance, enabling anyone to become a Buddha just like him. To awaken the minds of sentient beings through his light of lapis lazuli. To provide the sentient beings with whatever material needs they require. To correct heretical views and inspire beings toward the path of the Bodhisattva. To help beings follow the Moral Precepts, even if they failed before. To heal beings born with deformities, illness or other physical sufferings. To help relieve the destitute and the sick. To help women who wish to be reborn as men achieve their desired rebirth. To help heal mental afflictions and delusions. To help the oppressed be free from suffering. To relieve those who suffer from terrible hunger and thirst. To help clothe those who are destitute and suffering from cold and mosquitoes.
# 5,667:
4:39 am PST, Feb 9,
Leslie Brock, Florida
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10:33 pm PST, Feb 8,
Paula Pine, California
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7:50 pm PST, Feb 8,
Amy Murphy Williams, Georgia
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6:23 pm PST, Feb 8,
Lauren Basalla, Michigan
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5:47 pm PST, Feb 8,
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# 5,662:
1:32 pm PST, Feb 8,
Maureen Gallagher, New York
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12:24 pm PST, Feb 8,
Leslie Foumberg, California
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12:09 pm PST, Feb 8,
Jacob Escobedo, California
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12:02 pm PST, Feb 8,
Bruce Schnelle, Iowa
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11:35 am PST, Feb 8,
Linda King, Tennessee
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8:56 am PST, Feb 8,
Donna Vandunk, New York
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8:23 am PST, Feb 8,
AnnMarie Wilson, Texas
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8:03 am PST, Feb 8,
Hector Brito, Texas
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5:16 am PST, Feb 8,
Rachel Horowitz, Maryland
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12:48 am PST, Feb 8,
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# 5,652:
10:47 pm PST, Feb 7,
Jennafer Engelstein, New York
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8:49 pm PST, Feb 7,
Rhonda Summer, Vermont
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7:21 pm PST, Feb 7,
Karl Greenblatt, California
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5:40 pm PST, Feb 7,
Destiny Smith, Ohio
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2:26 pm PST, Feb 7,
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2:11 pm PST, Feb 7,
Greg Sells, Texas
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2:07 pm PST, Feb 7,
Angela Rose, Virginia
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1:11 pm PST, Feb 7,
Mary Ann Fitzgerald, Connecticut
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12:43 pm PST, Feb 7,
Bobbie Davis, Georgia
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12:26 pm PST, Feb 7,
Robin Calhoun, California
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10:27 am PST, Feb 7,
Daithi O'Murichu, Ireland
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9:23 am PST, Feb 7,
K. Johnson, Texas
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8:45 am PST, Feb 7,
Glenn Schreider, Arizona
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9:38 pm PST, Feb 6,
Elana Emery, New Jersey
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7:35 pm PST, Feb 6,
Julie Alexander, Indiana
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Grace Marie, Puerto Rico
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4:21 pm PST, Feb 6,
Nicole Cuevas, New York
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1:47 pm PST, Feb 6,
Diana Seifert, New York
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12:27 pm PST, Feb 6,
Christine Arcieri, Oklahoma
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12:21 pm PST, Feb 6,
Kathy A Farrell, Washington
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12:01 pm PST, Feb 6,
Ray Legault, Washington
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11:35 am PST, Feb 6,
D Beene, Texas
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11:16 am PST, Feb 6,
Andrea McCoy, New Jersey
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10:38 am PST, Feb 6,
Jeff Bailey, Missouri
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10:24 am PST, Feb 6,
Glenn Kenyon, Arizona
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10:22 am PST, Feb 6,
Terry Knickerbocker, New York
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8:44 am PST, Feb 6,
Marlene Marion, California
# 5,625:
8:21 am PST, Feb 6,
David Warkentin, California
# 5,624:
7:53 am PST, Feb 6,
Daniel Axelrod, North Carolina
MAN = MAN no matter if MAN is WOMAN
MAN = MAN no matter if MAN is WOMAN
# 5,623:
7:44 am PST, Feb 6,
Nanda De Medeiros, Ohio
Let's learn from other successful programs abroad and secure the basic rights we need to thrive as a nation. It is a shame to see what the reality of our health system today and the unnecessary pain and suffering it caused to so many.
Let's learn from other successful programs abroad and secure the basic rights we need to thrive as a nation. It is a shame to see what the reality of our health system today and the unnecessary pain and suffering it caused to so many.
# 5,622:
7:23 am PST, Feb 6,
Sarah Sercombe, Michigan
# 5,621:
6:43 am PST, Feb 6,
Linda McNamara, New York
# 5,620:
5:44 am PST, Feb 6,
Jen Schweizer, California
# 5,619:
9:01 pm PST, Feb 5,
Andrea Morrison, Texas
# 5,618:
8:57 pm PST, Feb 5,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
Right on # 5,604! Woman are the real backbone to this country, their families and the future. Discrimination against us to be able to have proper and fair health coverage at an equal cost is outragous. Insurnace companies should be penalized for their actions against woman's health rights. How disgraceful!
Right on # 5,604! Woman are the real backbone to this country, their families and the future. Discrimination against us to be able to have proper and fair health coverage at an equal cost is outragous. Insurnace companies should be penalized for their actions against woman's health rights. How disgraceful!
# 5,617:
8:13 pm PST, Feb 5,
John Coleman, Alabama
# 5,616:
8:01 pm PST, Feb 5,
Brent Wachter, Ohio
# 5,615:
5:24 pm PST, Feb 5,
Lenee Lirette, Florida
As a woman, this deeply hurts. You are making me pay more just because I am a woman, and that is not right by ANY means.
As a woman, this deeply hurts. You are making me pay more just because I am a woman, and that is not right by ANY means.
# 5,614:
1:23 pm PST, Feb 5,
Leslie Kreisman, Washington D.C.
# 5,613:
12:57 pm PST, Feb 5,
Shilo Harley, California
# 5,611:
12:24 pm PST, Feb 5,
Heather Gibbs, Alabama
# 5,610:
12:21 pm PST, Feb 5,
Kate Lenthall, New York
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10:35 am PST, Feb 5,
Ernie Caplanson, New York
# 5,608:
9:49 am PST, Feb 5,
Elisa Covarrubias, Georgia
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9:28 am PST, Feb 5,
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9:26 am PST, Feb 5,
Carol McCracken, Indiana
# 5,605:
5:28 am PST, Feb 5,
Meaghan Black, New York
# 5,604:
11:26 pm PST, Feb 4,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
It is time to stop placating the RIGHT and do what is RIGHT for all American's, especially the women that are the backbone and strength of our country
It is time to stop placating the RIGHT and do what is RIGHT for all American's, especially the women that are the backbone and strength of our country
# 5,603:
10:01 pm PST, Feb 4,
Jessica Jones, New Jersey
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9:54 pm PST, Feb 4,
Carole Hagen, Oregon
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6:08 pm PST, Feb 4,
Elaine Chaffers, Massachusetts
