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Major Advance for California Healthcare Reform as Senate Passes Medicare for All Legislation

Posted by Colette Washing... on February 2, 2010 - 6:02pm

New Energy for Healthcare Reform After National Bills Stall

To ecstatic applause from healthcare advocates, the California Senate today breathed new life into national prospects for fundamental health reform by passing on a 22 to 14 vote a major bill to guarantee healthcare in the state through creating a Medicare for all system that would cover every Californian. 

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Your money or your Life

TIM
CA
Heathcare Status: Self-Insured

I am self employed;55;and have high deductible health insurance which might actually be of some benefit when I'm on my death bed. I'm also very frugal by nature so the last thing I want to do is spend money that I don't have to. The result....I never go to the doctor. If I did, I couldn't tell that I actually had whatever coverage blue shield gives me for $300.00/month.

Submitted on June 9, 2009 - 5:28pm.

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The Seven Thousand Dollar ER Visit

Beverly
Queen Creek, AZ
Heathcare Status: Employer Insured

Sept. 2007 --- I paid my insurance on Sept 14th. on Sept 29th I had to go to the ER for pain in my back area --- so bad that I could not walk. Blood was drawn, CT scan taken --- v.s. and iv fluid (n.s.) I received IV-push morphine for the pain and was sent home with percocet for the pain and to f/u with my PCP.

Submitted on May 25, 2008 - 2:26am.

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