February 9, 2012: The Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 11:00 a.m. with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 1813, the Surface Transportation bill. At approximately 2:00 p.m., there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 1813.
I am the classic single parent! I have one 3 year old boy and I fight and struggle every day to make sure he has everything he needs - NOT everything that he wants. I work every day to bring home a pay check so that we have food, clothing and a place to live. I am out of money before I am out of month.
My son does qualify, at this time, for Medicaid but just barely. We are about $50 away from the top of the income guidelines. Every January, when it’s time to do the paperwork to re-qualify, I wait, full of dread, until I get the paper in the mail that says he still is eligible. If we were not able to receive this service, I don't know what I would do!
There is NO way I could pay for insurance for him. We don't have cable or even Internet -- let alone the money to pay over $100/ month in insurance premiums. I am not sure what I would do if we ever had any major medical problems and did not have Medicaid. When Tyler was born, he had a hole in his heart. My husband and I were unable to pay for insurance at the time. Tyler had to see a pediatric cardiologist (many thousands of dollars). I will probably be paying on that bill long after he has graduated from high school.
How many people are financially ruined because of the cost of GOOD health care? I would like to believe that there is a way to reform our country’s health care and insurance system, but I don't want to see the quality of our care suffer or for quality health care to be available only to the extremely wealthy.
I really appreciate your effort and interest in improving the health care and our insurance situation in South Dakota and across the country.
Thank You,
Lindsey – Clark, SD
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