Meeting Public Comments

Kory Fischer

I support this bill, please support it for our health care providers.

Miranda B

In favor of this bill and to give healthcare workers a better ability to do their jobs.

Carrie Wright

I fully support this bill. In the summer of 2021, I decided to get a COVID treatment protocol put together to have on hand for when I got COVID. At my annual preventative care appointment, I had asked my Unity Point Primary Care Physician if he would prescribe Hydroxychloroquine if I called him and told him I had COVID. He hesitated, and then told me no that they werent prescribing outside of whatever was considered acceptable protocols. I took this to mean Unity Point issued protocols. It was apparent he was submitting to some higher governance as he reluctantly told me the company line. So I made an appointment with a Tele Med physician and received a prescription for Ivermectin. I was unable to find a local pharmacy to fulfill this prescription. I called 4 or 5 places, and one of the pharmacists finally told me that they stopped filling them because they had a received an email from a Board or Association they belonged to that their license would be in jeopardy if they continued to do so. Since I couldnt find anyone to fill my valid prescription, I found another doctor that had a relationship with a pharmacy and made another appointment and received COVID treatment protocol prescriptions and the pharmacy connected to the doctor, fulfilled, and shipped the Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine from out of state. This whole process took two or three months to figure out and probably cost around $500 with appointments. I did contract COVID in November of 2021 and was able to start the protocol immediately because I had it on hand. My Unity Point Physician is the one that called to tell me my test was positive. Even at that point, he didnt say anything about treating it, just to call him if I ever had trouble breathing.

Anna Wolvers [Citizen Engagement]

I am in favor of this bill. Please vote yes. Just watch Dr. Eric Nepute in Missouri, or Dr. Scott Jensen in Minnesota and see what crazy fines and fees the corrupt system is trying to impose on and silence or force these practicioners out of their life long careers. These alphabet agencies don't have degrees or experience in the medical field, yet they're calling the shots?? Ivermectin and Hydroxychlorine have been proven to be life saving in other countries and previous years, yet these agencies prevented them during the last 3 years and many lives were lost because of it. My own "Dr" wouldn't see me to fill blood pressure meds without forcing me to mask and trying to force vaccinationseven though I have 24 allergies and previous vax injury. I don't trust "doctors" who don't prescribe what actually works because they can't do their jobs for fear of ramifications or losing their license to practice. We're also facing a huge medical shortage after the mandates forced several out of the field they loved and had experience with. They also saw first hand how the treatments impacted people and knew better. Let them be Doctors and use their best judgements.