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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Jen
Buffalo, WY
My husband and I own several small, community newspapers in the intermountain west. We have historically provided insurance for all of our employees. However, this year our premiums went up anywhere from 30-85 percent. We have spent the last month searching high and low for a plan that provides our employees with some actual coverage for routine care (rather than simply catastrophic coverage) and that is financially feasible for them and us. We are at the point of simply giving our employees $300 a month and telling them to go out and find their own coverage. Unfortunately, we have a handfull of employees who we really value and who have been with us for a number of years who have preexisting conditions that would prevent them from qualifying for private insurance. We are just sick about the predicament we are in and help in the form of insurance reform simply cannot come soon enough.
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