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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kenton
Springfield, MO
Self employed. The plan is $7,500 dollar deductible per person with $643 dollar a month premium. My wifes medication is over $2000 a month of which we are responsible for half. She is disabled. We pay over $18,000 dollars a year for insurance and prescriptions that still require us to pay out of pocket if a member of my family has to go to the doctor. In Missouri $18,000 dollars a year is more than a lot of people make in a year. Because of the prexisting condition we cannot shop insurance. I have two daughters, one in college the other in two years. You tell me how anything short of universal single payer health care will relieve my situation.
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