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  • HEALTH INSURANCE CASUALTY OF THE DAY: Venessa Beck - Chicago, IL - 09/03/08

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    "I feel completely trapped by needing to remain below the poverty level in order to have medical and prescription coverage, which I must do everything in my power to have since I have chronic illnesses.  It affects everything - my career (what career?), my relationships, my credit, my self-esteem, my mental health, where I live, my peace of mind, and the very health I am trying to protect," said Vanessa Beck of Chicago, Ill.

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Real health care - not here in the US

Frank
Visalia, CA
Heathcare Status: Medi-Care

My eldest sister and her husband were on vacation in Ireland. My sister suffered an aneurysm in one of the liver arteries. It was a Sunday; most restaurants in Northern Ireland are closed. Fortunately, some EMT's were also at this open establishment. My sister had collapsed in the parking lot. The EMT's took her pulse - virtually non-existent.

Submitted on May 31, 2008 - 10:19am.

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I have health insurance

Heather
AR
Heathcare Status: Employer Insured

I'm waiting for care for Fibroid Cysts, that are bleeding and making me nauseous and anemic. If I were Vice-President, would they make me wait? Hell no. If I had no insurance, I'd surely probably die from all of this...

Submitted on January 12, 2008 - 3:09pm.

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Real People Denied Real Healthcare

  • ACCESS HEALTHCARE Features AHIP Protest - SF 06.19.08
    June 19, 2008, Americans across the nation demonstrated in favor of guaranteed healthcare and in protest of AHIP — America’s Health Insurance Plans — the insurance industry lobbyists who profit from pain. Their annual convention was met today by thousands of protestors onsite in San Francisco and simultaneously in cities across the nation.  Watch the video and share it with others. PLEASE COMMENT AND SHARE THIS VIDEO WITH FRIENDS!