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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Brie
Seattle, WA
The current system is backwards. When my partner and I were both earning generous incomes, we also had a sweet benefits package through her employer. We paid nothing for any medical costs, including prescription medications, and we had incomes that would have supported all the medical expenses we incurred.
When she was unemployed, in grad school, and undergoing breast cancer treatment -- and I, self-employed, had cut back my client projects by half to care for her -- we were on our own. No sweet benefits package for us. We were able to find some decent insurance, but we pay the premiums each month plus the deductible plus the copays plus the medication costs. And with our income cut to a fourth of its previous level, we found it much more difficult to do so.
It's backwards, and it's wrong. Health care should be available to everyone, no matter their income, no matter their situation.
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