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  • HEALTH INSURANCE CASUALTY OF THE DAY: Carolyn and Kelsey Freeman - Cottonwood, AZ - 09/24/08

     

    Single Mom Fights to Give Daughter a Chance

    "I'm a very hard-working single mom, but my income puts me in the no man's land of making too much for assistance but not enough to support my daughter and me," explains Carolyn Freeman of Cottonwood, Ariz. "I make sure my daughter has health insurance, but it comes with lifetime exclusion for anything related to her stomach."

    "I pay $69.95 a month for a 'discount plan' for myself that saves me very little and requires me to travel 50 to 100 miles to a doctor who accepts the plan. I have three test orders from my doctor, including an endoscopy and sonogram, but I simply can't afford them."

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Dylann
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Heathcare Status: Employer Insured

I found out when I was 36 weeks pregnant that my unborn daughter had a CCAM (Lung tumor). With this advance knowledge of the care and attention we would need, we did a lot of research and had a lot of contact with our insurance company. I was working for a pharmaceutical company and had the best medical coverage available.

Submitted on January 10, 2008 - 1:01pm.

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Donna
Carmel, NY
Heathcare Status: Self-Insured

My husband and I purchase health insurance through our business. Our premium is $901 a month. I received notice of my new premium $1364.95! What would happen to my business is I raised my prices 40%? For this a get a $3000 deductible. What is happening to this country? Health insurance costs as much as rent, plus you have to pay for the doctor and any procedures on top of the high premium.

Submitted on May 8, 2008 - 10:06am.

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