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.
for
Daniel
Wrightwood, CA
My parents had both been members of Kaiser's program for the last 40 years. My father during his 60s began to experience chest pains. We took him to Kaiser more than a dozen times. They were extremely reluctant to do any testing and suggested that my father was a hypochondriac. He has always been the type of person to be very reluctant to complain of any physical pain. Kaiser very ruluctantly did some tests and found that one of his arteries was completely block but had found a natural alternate course!!?? Another artery was 60% block and they would not provide any further treatment until it was 75% blocked. My parents eventually switched insurance companies and went to the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale for a thorough checkup. The doctors stated that he was on the verge of a fatal heart attach and completed a dual bypass the following day. He is still alive thanks to these doctors.
My mother's story is somewhat similar yet less dramatic. She kept requesting for about 9 months an exam because she was experiencing intestinal pain. She finally obtained the exam and the doctor informed her that she had cancer in her lower intestines and it may have eaten through the intestinal wall. She had surgery very quickly and has remained well to this day.
*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.
See our coalition partner list.
Read the Statement of Common Purpose.
