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.
We wanted to give you a chance to speak for yourself, in your own voice, about the need for Health Care for America Now. Do you have something to say? Tell us your story.
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Brandon
Santa Barbara, CA
The biggest problem in healthcare right now is the design of the system, which health insurance companies have preyed on. They profit from Medicare Advantage, with benefits no greater than traditional Medicare for the participants but at a higher cost to the taxpayers. They take 20 cents off the top of every premium dollar for doing nothing more than creating hurdles and roadblocks and paying claims to hospitals and physicians slowly.
Without comprehensive reform, there will always be organizations who profit from the system's design without providing any real value to people in need. Real reform will deal with the needs of patients, deal with the risks that people face (health and financial risks), and deal with the risks to the economy of rising health insurance costs and rising costs for delivering healthcare.
*Health Care for America Now is not responsible for the content of these stories. These stories are submitted by individuals in the online audience and have been edited in some cases. Health Care For America Now does not endorse any of the solutions or policy positions suggested in the content of these stories. Health Care for America Now is a coalition of organizations that agree to the Statement of Common Purpose.
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