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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JoAnn
Corona, NY
Since being a chef for 25 years, it was few and far between, that the restaurants I worked for offered Insurance Benefits. In 1997 I had a cyst in my right ovary that was the size of an orange, but I could not afford my doctor's $10,000 fee + hospital costs. My x-husband and I moved to Greece where he was a citizen. He had a great friend that was a top surgeon, so he did the surgery for free, I only had to pay the $500 hospital stay!!!Not even in my own country could I afford surgery,it's astounding to me!!!
Sincerely, JoAnn Diaferio
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