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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Margaret
Rapid City, SD
I belive my story is the same story that many uninsured, working adults share. I delay any medical attention as long as possible, desperately searching for home remedies and over the counter cures for illnesses that could probably be affectively addressed in a doctor's office. The solution may be there, but the doctor wants to be paid in full at time of services, which leaves no ready cash for prescription medications. Casual trips to a physician are not an option for the uninsured -- they are a luxury. Small problems become large problems that result in insurmountable medical expenses which, in turn, only add to the problem by creating new difficulties that are the direct result of stress. I've heard many people protest the abortion laws, but how is that procedure any different from letting an adult experience a lingering, slow death simply because he or she could not afford all that is needed to stay alive? I have been cutting blood pressure medications in half for six months now, simply because the cost is prohibitive.
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