These stories come from the real people who live with a broken health care system. Some have health insurance and some do not. Many of these stories suggest potential solutions* that lead to quality, affordable health care we can count on. One thing we all agree on is that the we cannot trust the insurance industry to fix themselves. To learn more about what Health Care for America Now stands for read our Statement of Common Purpose.
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Anonymous
Sacramento, CA
In our current environment, people can get emergency coverage, but chronic problems are just not covered. That means that diseases go untreated until they reach a crisis point. This increases suffering and society's cost because there is cost shifting from those who do have insurance. In a sense, there is universal coverage, but only for emergencies, and in a very cost inefficient format! We as a society should choose to support each other and be sensible about how we spend our limited resources so that health problems of our society are managed before it's too late.
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