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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Brian
Iowa City, IA
I'd been struggling with bipolar illness for 25 years -- living in abject poverty, losing one job after another, holding on for dear life in the throes of suicidal despair.
Then I applied for Social Security Disability. They turned me down. Twice. Like they do almost everyone -- our own government.
Years later, I finally did get help and now I run three businesses.
Today, I see the legions living on our streets -- veterans, the mentally ill, entire families -- and wonder, "When did this become OK in the land of the brave and the home of the free?"
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