Comments on: Connolly’s Attempts to Overhaul Health Programs Bad For Federal Employees http://60plus.org/connolly%e2%80%99s-attempts-to-overhaul-health-programs-bad-for-federal-employees/ A non-partisan seniors advocacy group with a free enterprise, less government, less taxes approach to seniors issues. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:55:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: carol crawford http://60plus.org/connolly%e2%80%99s-attempts-to-overhaul-health-programs-bad-for-federal-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-244 carol crawford Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:25:02 +0000 http://60plus.org/?p=1843#comment-244 What can I do to help not the health care reform? Why can't all citizen sue altogether at once. Can't all people create a law suit to sue Obama? What can I do to help not the health care reform? Why can’t all citizen sue altogether at once. Can’t all people create a law suit to sue Obama?

]]> By: Joan Bernt http://60plus.org/connolly%e2%80%99s-attempts-to-overhaul-health-programs-bad-for-federal-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Joan Bernt Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:57:04 +0000 http://60plus.org/?p=1843#comment-87 Hear, hear! If we seniors have to pay much more for drugs and receive no raise from SocialSecurity, we will indeed need a plan to mitigate the situation. Likewise with drug abuse:seniors and teens and all segments of the population including children being treated for AD/HD must be alerted to the need for information;that can be useful for all to understand what drugs do to affect our bodies and minds. A concerned senior. Hear, hear! If we seniors have to pay much more for drugs
and receive no raise from SocialSecurity, we will indeed
need a plan to mitigate the situation.

Likewise with drug abuse:seniors and teens and all segments
of the population including children being treated for AD/HD
must be alerted to the need for information;that can be
useful for all to understand what drugs do to affect our
bodies and minds.

A concerned senior.

]]> By: I C Theis http://60plus.org/connolly%e2%80%99s-attempts-to-overhaul-health-programs-bad-for-federal-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-82 I C Theis Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:56:13 +0000 http://60plus.org/?p=1843#comment-82 " who are overwhelmingly happy with their benefits, especially their drug benefits. "I agree with the above article, My husband is covered by this program and I am new to Medicare this year. I am concerned that "drug" coverage is so important and needed by seniors. I have had cancer twice, and have other health problems but I do not use drugs but instead have done everything to improve my health to where I do not use any drugs. I pay for my own vitamins and supplements. Is there not something wrong when seniors need hundreds of dollars a month for drugs. One drug being prescribed to cover the side effects of another and it continues on. My father got roped into this viscious circle and in his closing days made the comment that he" could not live without the drugs but the drugs were killing him" Yes some conditions can not be helped. But why are seniors not more concerned about this drug abuse situation which is worse than anything our grandchildren are getting into. ” who are overwhelmingly happy with their benefits, especially their drug benefits. “I agree with the above article, My husband is covered by this program and I am new to Medicare this year. I am concerned that “drug” coverage is so important and needed by seniors. I have had cancer twice, and have other health problems but I do not use drugs but instead have done everything to improve my health to where I do not use any drugs. I pay for my own vitamins and supplements. Is there not something wrong when seniors need hundreds of dollars a month for drugs. One drug being prescribed to cover the side effects of another and it continues on. My father got roped into this viscious circle and in his closing days made the comment that he” could not live without the drugs but the drugs were killing him” Yes some conditions can not be helped. But why are seniors not more concerned about this drug abuse situation which is worse than anything our grandchildren are getting into.

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