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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Harold
Casper, WY
I am affluent enough to have a Union job that includes wonderful health insurance as part of my compensation. I am utilizing those benefits; I am leaving today for a stem cell transplant estimated to cost $100,000 ontop of tens of thousands of other medical treatments including one chemotherapy agent alleged to cast $7,000 per month, I'm benefitting from my second month of this Rx.
Are my family members more entitled to having "papa" alive and enjoying life with them because of my good fortune of Union membership? Or should all Americans have a ligitimate shot at surviving difficult health challenges even in my case, early detection and treatment may have avoided a great deal of illness and expense. I made a bad choice to seek help. I am embarrased by the number of Americans, including a disproportionate number of children who never get to make that choice because the live in a nation where a major party candidate, married to $ multiple millions, actually wants the corporate insurance industry to dictate benefits and determine who will be covered. I come from Wyoming. My junior Senator, an MD worth in excess of $9 million, voted against the SCHIP increase that would have eliminated the need to remove many Wyoming children from the coverage. I am affluent, fortunate, and embarrased to be an American.
*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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