Rep. Becerra: "Do Me a Favor -- Support Alan Grayson"

see....and thanks for anything you can do...


brzysunset (9 posts)
3. Sometimes the Oppression Comes From Our Own Kind

And it is not always the US Government that does the oppressing!! The Seminole Tribe of Florida is denying tribal members of other tribes to use their health facilities as of 7-1-12 for any chronic problem if your are not Seminole, yet my Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma tribe sees every person of Native American heritage with a CDIB. So who is the oppressor? IHS meant for us all to have access to medical care. The Seminole Health states they will no longer treat anyone not Seminole for chronic conditions. Diabetes is a chronic condition and is prevalent in all our Indian families. They will see us for acute condition- short term duration like the flue and Indians living in Florida with Diabetes or other chronic illness patients are now uninsurable and thrown to the wolves. If you can help by faxing or sending letters stating this is unfair treatment, I would appreciate it. I am Choctaw and my tribe Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma treats all Indians of all tribes in clinics across Okla.
Connie Whidden is the Seminole Health Director- Her Fax 954-985-8456-Phone 954-962-2009 address Seminole Tribe of Florida 3006 Josie Billie Ave., Hollywood, Fl. 33024

Thank you for allowing me to address this issue on your thread. Today is my first day as a member at DU, and they won't allow me to start my own thread yet. I am in tears, I was insurable when I started going to their clinic 7 years ago. Now that I have diabetes I can no longer buy affordable insurance. The govt insurance is $370.00 per month for one person my age (55).If the Seminoles can do this to me, it can be done to any Indian anywhere.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/1191134#post3

who are you and where do you live?

The federal government, as part of its cutbacks, has taken away the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Services clinic monies used to pay the costs of treating American Indian (non=Seminoles) with chronic diseases aS OF jULY 1. There is no oppression on the part of the Seminole tribe. The Feds have removed the funding that supports that program. In fact, there are penalties in place that would prevent any circumventing of the order. It has resulted in many Indians leaving and returning to their own reservartion lands where they can be treated. Your acrimony is misplaced, brzysunset

And the link to brzysunset's post is in the above post you are replying to. In case you want to direct it to her/him directly.

Grayson is one of the best and Becerra is becoming one of the best.