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Anchor Baby gets heart surgery while Americans die for lack of health insurance
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? greg |
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Anchor Baby gets heart surgery while Americans die for lack of health insurance
On Jul 14, 3:47 pm, wrote:
> On Jul 14, 11:20 am, gringogirl > wrote: > > 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. Nonsense. The 2007 premiums are 93.50 for Medicare part B. The time restriction for applying for Medicare part B when over 65 seems like bureaucratic nonsense which should be fixed. I don't see how a baby's heart surgery has anything to do with a citizen getting Medicare. -- Ron |
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Anchor Baby gets heart surgery while Americans die for lack of health insurance
> wrote in message oups.com... > 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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Anchor Baby gets heart surgery while Americans die for lack of health insurance
Jerry Okamura wrote:
> > wrote in message > oups.com... >> 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 Yes, all Democrats All independents and many Republicans. That's why only one out of four Americans support this gang of incompetents |
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> Does anyone still support the government in Washington, DC? > > greg I think that's a very good question; but there they are. So a better question might be: Since they are there with such a track record, how do they do that? Cheers -- Martha Adams [sci.med 2007 Jly 14] |
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On Jul 14, 10:49 pm, "Martha Adams" > wrote:
> <snip> > > > Does anyone still support the government in Washington, DC? > > > greg > > I think that's a very good question; but there they are. So a > better question might be: > > Since they are there with such a track record, how do they > do that? > > Cheers -- Martha Adams [sci.med 2007 Jly 14] Because voters seem to think their own congressman is good, but all the rest are bad. Dee Dee |
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Anchor Baby gets heart surgery while Americans die for lack of health insurance
"Martha Adams" > wrote in message news:6Xfmi.826$s25.343@trndny04... > <snip> >> Does anyone still support the government in Washington, DC? >> >> greg > > I think that's a very good question; but there they are. So a > better question might be: > Since they are there with such a track record, how do they > do that? > Becasue "we the people" allow them to get away with it..... |
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