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.
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Peggy
Rapid City, SD
My father, one of his sisters, and my brother all died of cancer that was found too late to save them. Why was it found too late? THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR TESTS. Now I am postponing my cancer screenings due to poor insurance coverage with an unaffordable deduction.
No doctor told us that gluten intollerance leads to cancer. We all had the signs but private health providers don't get paid unless YOU ARE ILL. Denmark, where my family liniage is from, and gluten intollerance runs high, educates their people to avoid the foods that cause diabetes, MS, and cancer. When health care is paid by the government, the government takes better care of its people in preventative medicine and diet education. Simply put, sick people would cost more! Here in America, sick people are a source of revenue!
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