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Anchor Baby gets heart surgery while Americans die for lack of health insurance
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> On Jul 14, 11:20 am, gringogirl > wrote:
>> Following you will find that another Mexican anchor baby has been
>> given heart surgery at our expense and ICE has allowed the illegal
>> family to stay in the US another year so we the taxpayer can pay for
>> their baby's medical treatments.
>> This is because Mexico won't pay for the baby and the United
>> States, a country with millions without any medical insurance, always
>> has money to spend on illegal aliens.
>> Following you will find the phone number for ICE. Pls call and tell
>> them this is not okay, that you are an American and they have no right
>> to do make exceptions to immigration law and spend money that should
>> go to an American citizen in need.
>> At the bottom, is another, true letter, of an American woman who is
>> dying of breast cancer and who is being denied medical treatments. She
>> will die without them.
>> There is an email address to send a letter to and if you call the
>> Montana Governors office and demand that this woman be given her
>> needed chemo.
>> This is one of millions of examples where Americans are given the
>> short end of the stick in favor of illegal aliens and their anchor
>> babies.
>>
>> http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_636...ce=most_viewed
>> I wonder how much this one family is going to cost the taxpayers?
>>
>> This was a very difficult address to get
>> THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WISH TO BE BOTHERED BY CITIZENS
>> Please use this address and often
>> How to contact and report illegal aliens in the Portland Oregon area.
>> The number is 503 326 7475
>> However they do not ever take any reports over the phone.'
>> You must use snail mail.
>> The address is:
>> Immigration & Customs Enforcement
>> Attn: Investigations
>> 511 NW Broadway
>> Portland Oregon 97209
>> Give as much information as possible.
>>
>> For those of you at work, I just want to apologize for disputing your
>> schedule. As many of you are well aware, and for those of you who do
>> not know the situation, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in
>> May of this year. In her ignorance, she never bothered to get a
>> mammogram until her cancer was far into the advanced stages. She has
>> undergone a mastectomy and has been scheduled to receive 8 aggressive
>> chemo treatments that will continue thru September. According to the
>> general cancer chart that she was given she has a 54% survival rate.
>> That's not great, but it could be a lot worse.
>>
>> The reason why I'm talking to everyone today is because as of late a
>> pretty concerning and stressful situation arose. As many of you are
>> aware, medical bills are extremely expensive. Especially when you're
>> talking surgery, chemo, blood work, the numerous consultations...etc.
>> My mother was with a program offered in Helena called Breast &
>> Cervical. What they do is sponsor cancer patients and pay 100% of
>> their bills until they need a mastectomy and chemo. After that they
>> refer you to Medicaid that is suppose to pick up the rest of the
>> bill. However when my mother applied for Medicaid they denied her
>> coverage because she has Medicare A. Medicare A covers all of the
>> basics such as doctor visits and hospital stays after a $900
>> deductible. It does not extend beyond that. At the time of her
>> diagnosis she was ineligible to apply for the 2nd half of Medicare,
>> which is part B. You are only given one month out of the year to
>> apply and if you miss that deadline, you're basically screwed until
>> the following year during their open window. The reason why my mother
>> did not have Medicare part b in the first place was because they
>> raised the premiums to over $300 a month, which she just couldn't
>> afford. I highly doubt that I'd be able to afford that much a month
>> on health insurance either.
>>
>> Without Medicaid, my mother will not be able to afford her chemo
>> treatments. Which frightens me to say, lowers her survival rate. She
>> is currently trying to appeal the decision made by Medicaid. The
>> oncology office said that they would continue to allow her treatments
>> until her appeal hearing is over. If they do not grant this in her
>> favor, there is not a guarantee that they will continue with the
>> chemo.
>>
>> What I'm trying to do is get the Citizen Advocates involved. My
>> mother has written them a letter and I myself have sent them a
>> letter. This policy needs to change! My mother is not the only woman
>> affected my this; already 3 other women have been denied chemo
>> treatments due to this legal loophole. I strongly believe in strength
>> in numbers and I ask you to please join me in sending Citizen
>> Advocates a letter. To let them know that this type of treatment is
>> not okay. People should not have to beg to keep their life. They
>> should not have to fight the state or the government in order to stay
>> alive. What kind of country is this?? I'd also like to mention that
>> the state of Montana this year had an $80 million surplus that they
>> didn't know what to do with. That said, I think now is a great time
>> for them to extend their Breast and Cervical policy.
>>
>> I'm going to leave with you the email address to the citizen
>> advocates. If you don't know what to say, I'll also include a little
>> paragraph that you can just cut and paste into the email and send
>> off. Please feel free to forward this to anyone you know who might
>> be able to help, or may be interested in sending a letter to them.
>>
>> Thank you for reading this and for all your help. I'm open to
>> suggestions too if anyone has any.
>>
>> that is citizenadvocate at mt.gov
>>
>> To Citizen Advocates:
>>
>> I'm sending you this letter in regards to a Medicaid policy that is
>> denying women the cancer treatment they deserve. It has recently come
>> to my attention that there is a cancer patient by the name of Ginger
>> Persinger who has been denied Medicaid treatment due to the fact that
>> she has Medicare A. It needs to be made aware that Medicare A only
>> covers basic treatment. It does not allow for chemo or any other
>> treatment that may be needed. If you are aware of the Medicare policy
>> you'll know that you cannot apply for Part B, except for the last week
>> in February. It should not be acceptable for a person to have to
>> suffer and let their cancer spread until February 2008. This policy
>> needs to be looked at and reconsidered. Please take a stand for the
>> people and help us in fighting this cause. No one should have to
>> suffer for lack of medical insurance.
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> Does anyone still support the government in Washington, DC?
>
Yes, democrats
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