Medicare shouldn't do this

I know I haven't been here lately, my bad. I just received an e-mail I would like to share with you. I hope you will sign the petition, it's very important we said Medicare a strong message. Here is the info from the e-mail I received:

"Here are the sites to sign a petition to suspend Medicare Competitive
Bidding...I would appreciate you consider signing it too. I believe
Medicare Competitive Bidding puts our country's Medicare beneficiaries
in an unfair position and the quality of their care for items such as
wheelchairs will go to the lowest bid provider...the company with the
lowest price will win the government bid...how can the quality of care,
service and product remain at the current high levels of service and
quality? They will not.

As Americans we have always enjoyed some choice in deciding our
healthcare professionals, insurance programs, places of care and
suppliers...this is a step by the government to lower their costs and
move to a socialized approach to government controlled healthcare.
Please sign and also consider writing your local, state and federal
government issues to suspend this program.

One other bit of information....we all agree that healthcare costs and
insurance costs have grown to astronomical numbers...by 2017 HOSPITAL
spending will double to more than $1.3 trillion dollars as a provider
group, making up roughly 30% of all healthcare spending according to
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as reported by Modern
Healthcare ALERT, (February 26, 2008, 8:44am EDT). That 30% is by far
the largest sector of costs within the federal healthcare
budget...doesn't it make sense to focus on the largest sector rather
than one of the smallest? I think so!

Click on the link, "Medicare DME Competitive" when you go to the main
home
page... http://www.thepetitionsite.com/health/all

OR Go directly to it by clicking this URL
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/141840894
Thank you for your consideration..."
Jay