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Breast cancer, health insurance and an apology to President Obama: A woman who felt Obama had let the middle class down has changed her mind after finding herself diagnosed with cancer and seemingly without access to insurance.
Fortunately for me, I’ve been saved by the federal government’s Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan, something I had never heard of before needing it. It’s part of President Obama’s healthcare plan, one of the things that has already kicked in, and it guarantees access to insurance for U.S. citizens with preexisting conditions who have been uninsured for at least six months. The application was short, the premiums are affordable, and I have found the people who work in the administration office to be quite compassionate (nothing like the people I have dealt with over the years at other insurance companies.) It’s not perfect, of course, and it still leaves many people in need out in the cold. But it’s a start, and for me it’s been a lifesaver — perhaps literally.
Photo: In this 2009 photo, President Obama speaks during a town hall meeting on healthcare at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington. Credit: Alex Wong / Bloomberg
(Source: Los Angeles Times)
