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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Deborah
Columbus, OH
I am unemployed once again. Just like the last time I was laid off from work~I cannot afford health coverage for myself.
Since I am no longer a mother with children at home there is no help available to me.
The coverage package for single unemployed people runs around $350.00 a month. That is out of my price range with the income that I have coming in.
I am not old enough to get any benefits of being a senior.
It is a shame that people like myself, who have worked for years and then are laid off cannot attain help with health benefits.
We have a public health system in Columbus.
But I have an excellent physician and I do not want to transfer my care into a system that changes personnel frequently. And there are other health related services that those clinics do not provide.
It bothers me that after all the tax dollars that I have paid out~there has been no provisions made for single people. The coverage deductable is sky high and the plan is not that extensive.
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