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Tony_FLADEM

(3,023 posts) Mon Oct 8, 2012, 10:48 PM Oct 2012

Senator, disabled challenger clash on health care, other issues

Mary Pilcher-Cook, a Shawnee Republican seeking her second term as the 10th District member of the Kansas Senate, doesn’t have any problem drawing distinctions between herself and challenger Mark Greene, a Shawnee Democrat.

“My opponent has been vocal about his belief in bigger and more government as the solution to many of the problems we face,” Pilcher-Cook said. “This would lead to higher taxes, more spending and increasing the size of government.

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Greene, who gets around in a wheelchair, was born with spina bifida and has been undergoing hemodialysis three times a week for the past few years. Recently, a shoulder injury made it difficult for Greene to drive to campaign stops and transfer himself from the driver’s seat to his wheelchair. But Greene made it to the Dispatch offices for an interview last week and said he’s not giving up on this goal of providing improved representation for the disabled community and other 10th District residents.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2012/oct/02/senator-disabled-challenger-clash-health-care-othe/

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Senator, disabled challenger clash on health care, other issues (Original Post) Tony_FLADEM Oct 2012 OP

I used to live in that part of Kansas, and I know SheilaT Oct 2012 #1

Death Panels for Medicaid zingrr Oct 2012 #2

SheilaT

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1. I used to live in that part of Kansas, and I know

Reply to Tony_FLADEM (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 12:42 AM

Oct 2012

Mark Greene. He's a great guy.

Mary Pilcher-Cook is a typical despicable Republican.

zingrr

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2. Death Panels for Medicaid

Reply to Tony_FLADEM (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 01:20 PM

Oct 2012

FL Gov Rick Scott is purging 3000 100% disabled adults under 65 from Medicaid each month just to interrupt the expenses of these adults. Each purged adult has to reapply which can take 2-3-6 months. Imagine recovering from openheart surgery, having degenerative spinal disease, diabetic with kidney problems, and automatically losing your medicines, doctors, and other necessary services. Just for filing a form late, or, not completing the form, or, some trumped up reason just to get you off the rolls. To Save $.

do the math, each 100% disabled adult's monthly medical expenses are approx. $5000

1000 purged x $5000 = a saving $500,000,000 a year so that the Gov can find other ways to provide services.

what happens when you dont have your medicines....you slowly start to die..now these poor people dont have the money to buy their medicine...when they get sick enough they go to the hospitals,,,but it is usually too late...you die.
FL already has 13 wrongful death suits pending from families of medicaid victims.

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