I wish to comment on the proposals to not cover Medicaid coverage for Proton Beam Radiation for Prostate Cancer. [PHI Redacted] received Proton Beam Radiation for prostate cancer under Medicaid/supplement insurance coverage in February,March and April [PHI Redacted]. The treatment was very successful in eliminating the cancer with virtually no side effects. During treatments [PHI Redacted] was able to work 30 hours per week in a custom cabinet shop, which would have been impossible had [PHI Redacted] chosen surgery, regular radiation or other current accepted treatments. [PHI Redacted] quality of life remained virtually normal and has continued since treatment. Why should medicaid coverage be denied for Proton Beam Radiation treatment for prostate cancer, when there are numerous sites under construction or which have opened just because those sites may not be in the local proximity to where the individual lives? We who have become eligible for medicaid coverage should not be deprived of treatment benefits when we have worked for so many years to be eligible for its benefits just because other treatment modalities claim to be able to treat prostate cancer but cannot back up their claims of effectiveness, cost and above all maintain the quality of life cancer victims should expect. To eliminate medicaid coverage for Proton Beam Radiation for prostate cancer victims will be a tremendous step backward.