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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Mary
Tampa, FL
My husband left the corporate world and opened his own business in 9/07. I was laid off after 13 years with the same company in 3/08. Our family of 4 has been on Cobra and we are paying over $1000/month. Since this is so expensive, I have been shopping around for a private policy and it has been a night mare. The bottom line is even though we are completely blessed with overall good health, we have 5 monthly medications that we take and if we switch over to a less expensive private policy, none of our medications would be covered. We would have to pay out of pocket for these and even with a discount at the local pharmacy, the cost of our medicines plus a private policy would be more than our cobra. We are stuck and feel completely overwhelmed without a solution.
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