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Don't Let Health Care be Swiftboated

By Susan - May 16th, 2009 at 10:31 pm EDT

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The urgency in achieving real health care reform in 2009 is not just a problem for Americans without insurance. Runaway health care costs and the inaccessibility of quality health care in this country are a national disgrace that is eating away at the heart and soul of this country. As Americans, are we going to stand by while we watch our loved ones and others do without the medical care they need? Are we going to let the insurance and pharma lobbyists and the Republicans block real health care change and determine who lives and dies in this country? I retired last year after over 30 plus years in the workforce. I retained good health coverage through my former employer. But it comes with a very high price tag. A price I am able and willing to pay now. But I know the day will come when I can no longer afford my health insurance. The cost for my insurance coverage increased nearly $600 this year. What will it cost in another year? What will it cost in five years? My prescription copays also shot up. Now I'm forced to choose those medicines which are most essential to my health and disregard othrer prescriptions which my health care providers believe I should be taking. I am considering a trip to Mexico to purchase a large supply of my medicines as I am unable to afford them in the country in which I live. This is pathetic. I have a chronic difficult to manage and sometimes life threatening condition. In spite of excellent insurance coverage, it now costs me a third or more of my retirement income to manage this condition. If healthcare costs continue to rise at this rate, the day will come when I, like many Americans already, will no longer be able to afford to pay for my health needs. For me that may mean death. Welcome to the American dream. President Obama's health care plan offers Americans the best hope in years that real change may be possible. But we have to help make that change happen. Send a donation if you can. Join your local community efforts working for affordable healthcare for all Americans. And if at all possible, join your fellow Americans July 11 to walk in the Unity March on Washington to show Congress that you demand real health care change now.

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