31 August 2009

healthcare

I work three jobs, belong to 2 unions, and I still don't have insurance.


I'm working two jobs, no insurance, and I have a family that needs healthcare.


I took a look at my medical bills from the last 2 years. Over $34,000, and I am young and healthy. If I didn't have insurance, I wouldn't be in grad school now. I don't know people do it.

We don't go to the doctor.

Until we absolutely have to.

And even then, I've ended up in $6,000 worth of debt.

I'm buried under $20,000. For my gall bladder surgery. Which I tried to put off until my insurance kicked in. Unlucky me, it became a life and death emergency before that happened.


What do we want? HEALTHCARE. When do we need it? NOW.


The system is broken. Long live the system.

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