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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Andrea
Sacramento, CA
Health care is expensive, but I'm lucky as I'm a California State employee; my coverage is good and relatively affordable.
However, my friends and family suffer. My beloved friend Debbie has such a high deductible and also a high co-pay that she frequently cannot go in to address health problems before they become emergency problems. While it would be less expensive, not to mention better for her health, to address needs before they become life threatening, she cannot afford it.
Health care should not make you choose.
Another friend with diabetes is using pain medication because she has no health care and cannot go in and seek the cause of the kidney pain. She covers it up with pain medication, treating the symptom and not the problem.
I worry that she may suffer irreparable damage to her kidneys. I worry for her children, who, though they have health care through the State, may lose a parent.
We need better alternatives. Other nations are doing it; Americans deserve it.
*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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