ObamaHealthcare Reform:Why or why not in 3 sentences or less

Heatherj43

South of Seattle wrote:

1. I broke a bone once when I didn't have coverage. It was $650 for the doctor to tell me the bone was broken and to give me a sling. I knew it was broken and already had a sling at home.

2. It would be nice if I could just keep the same dentists and doctors if I switch jobs.

3. Most Americans are one accident or serious illness away from being broke.

YES! I had a very good job. I have a degree in social work that I worked so hard to get. I didn't go back to school until I was a single mother of two. I was working in my field at a wonderful job. BAM! I got very sick. I was bedridden about one year and homebound another 3-4.
I owned my own home, (completely paid off), and had no debts.
I ended up having to sell my home, just to live off the equity, until other benefits that I could get kicked in.
I got sick in 2000. I am now living so poor. I am not well enough to work, even though I am no longer bedridden or homebound, I am still very ill. I just recently became able to go outside more.

I will say it was the government who took so long to kick my benefits in. The benefits are good. but just took so long. However, my long term disability from work, that I paid into with every check, completely denied me. I fought them and still loss, even though my illness is quite obvious. The same thing happened to my niece. When she died they paid, but fought her until after her death.
I never did get my private pay insurance to pay up!

Many people THINK they will be okay in case of such a catastophic event, but I doubt they would be. They tell me they have insurance to cover blah, blah, blah. They do not factor in how much of a loss they really will end up be taking. They aren't factoring in if the illness lasts a very long time. Things like that.
It completely changed my quality of living. The illness changed the quality, and the lack of funds increased that loss tremendously.