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My brother isn’t “sick enough”?

09/26/2012 Nativegrl77

Cigna: Save Seth. Don’t deny my 13-year-old brother the drug he needs to grow.

Sign Morgan’s Petition

My 13-year-old brother Seth is sweet, small and extremely sick. But according to our insurance company Cigna he’s not “sick enough” for the health insurance company to cover the medication his doctor says he desperately needs.

Cigna has refused to pay for Seth to take Increlex, a medication that has helped him overcome his Diabetes and growth hormone deficiency. And even worse, Cigna says it will only cover a medication that Seth’s doctor says could actually kill him.

The insurance giant says that they will not cover the Increlex because Seth has grown too tall — exactly the point of the medication! Essentially, Seth has to get sicker and risk the underdevelopment of his body and internal organs until Cigna agrees to cover his medication.

I can’t stand it. I started a petition on Change.org calling on Cigna not to force my little brother Seth off the medication that his changed his life for the better and could give him a chance at a normal life. Click here to sign my petition now.

Increlex has been a miracle drug for Seth. After Seth started on it, he grew bigger, his organs grew, his grades rose and he was happy. We all were. For the first time, we were hopeful that Seth would lead a happy, full and normal life.

But now, Cigna wants to take that all away. Increlex costs $20,000 a month — and we’re already deep in debt because of all the medical bills.

I know my family isn’t the only one fighting an insurance company. Insurance companies like Cigna are making medical decisions for sick kids like my little brother — decisions that should be made by doctors and patients together. This must stop.

Please join me and my family in calling on Cigna Insurance to not punish by brother for not being “sick enough.” He needs the Increlex, now.

Click here to sign my petition.

Thank you.

– Morgan Blake Tyler, TX

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4 minutes late …Change.org

08/08/2012 Nativegrl77

My bank could evict me from my home because I called them 4 minutes late. Help me stop them.

Sign my Petition

After my bank made me wait 2 years to get my home back, they called off a deal with me to stay in my home because they said I called them 4 minutes late.

When I was threatened with eviction from my home of 17 years, I made an agreement with the Vice President of Woodlands National Bank. They said if I rented the house for two years, and brought money up-front, they would work with me to prepare a new mortgage.

I held up my end of the bargain — but now the bank is backing out, and I could be evicted from my home at any time. I’ve tried calling and visiting the bank’s Vice President Cindy Koonce in person, but she refuses to work with me.

I started a petition on Change.org calling on Woodlands National Bank to follow through on its promise to help me keep my home of 17 years.

Click here to sign my petition now.

I’ve lived in my home for 17 years now. As the years passed, I’ve watched the cedar that I planted grow from fitting in the palm of my hand to as tall as my house. I’ve stood by, smiling, as my great-nieces and nephews picked raspberries from the bushes in my yard. I’ve watched, as my house has grown from my place to a communal place, for my family, my friends, and my community.

The bank has already shown that it is sensitive to public opinion: the bank proposed the original deal because the community sent in petitions and made phone calls on my behalf.

I am confident that if enough people join this campaign, Woodlands bank will negotiate with me, and become part of the solution to the housing crisis we face.

Click here to sign my petition asking the Vice President of Woodlands National Bank to negotiate with me on my mortgage.

Thank you.

— Anita Reyes

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Massachusetts – Blue Cross Blue Shield – Pre-existing conditions and Mandates -exposed?

04/02/2012 Nativegrl77

Jason takes on an insurance company to help save his dad

“My dad, Henry, had a terrible heart attack last fall that left him with severely impaired cognitive and motor skills. His doctors said that rehab would help him get better, but his insurance provider — Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts — refused to pay.

I started a petition on Change.org and almost 200,000 people signed it. Now Blue Cross has agreed to pay for my dad’s care.” -Jason Warren