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03/15/12

I have paid for healthcare my entire life either through an employer or with an individual plan, and at the age 31 I gave birth to my first child. I was not overweight, didn't drink or smoke and did everything my doctor said to do while pregnant. Our daughter was born with a rare and life...

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Julie Walters

Health Care

03/15/12

I am the mother of two girls. My daughter Jennifer is 27 years old and a third year law school student. My daughter Julie is 25 years old. Julie's life has been filled with numerous road blocks. Julie had her first heart procedure at age 12 and the last 13 years have been filled with many ups and...

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Lisa Doyle

Health Care

03/15/12

Para español, haga clic aquí . Despite the fact that my husband and I both had jobs and were covered by private health insurance, our family’s credit history was damaged after I was in a car accident in 1998 and needed hip replacement surgery. We had to take drastic financial measures in order to...

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Tracy Muñoz

03/15/12

Our 8-year old son has been battling a rare cancer called a sarcoma for over 4 years. Unfortunately, this disease will be treated as a chronic condition for the rest of his life. I was so grateful and relieved the night that health care reform was finally passed back in December of 2009. We...

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Tracy Heiman

03/15/12

When I was 19 years old, I was diagnosed with liver disease. It was caused by a birth defect. After having major surgery, I have been fine but need regular monitoring by liver specialists to maintain my health. I am 23 years old now and am lucky enough to be covered by my parents' insurance for a...

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Bonnie Brueggemann

03/15/12

I have a son with a pre-existing eye condition that requires surgeries. My husband and I are both self-employed and secure our own health insurance. After my son's first eye surgery in 2008, our insurance company dropped us, simply saying they can no longer extend coverage to us. The next company...

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Dawn Josephson

03/15/12

My son, Ethan, has had a very unusual first four years of life. Most of his first year was spent in and out of the hospital, receiving out-patient chemotherapy, three sclerotherapies, and intensive physical therapy - all due to a rare, non-cancerous (but very harmful) vascular tumor on his lower...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care

03/15/12

My husband was laid off in December, and just got a new job that starts in March. The health insurance his new company offers is much less than we had with his previous job, and would cost us thousands of dollars. When we went to buy private health insurance from a small business pool, we...

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Marya Kowal

Health Care

03/15/12

At a time when it is popular to lash out at "Obamacare", I want to stand up for the expansion of Medicaid that the Affordable Care Act will bring about in 2014. Medicaid not only offers outstanding healthcare coverage to people who need it most, but it saves families money and lives. My 30-year-old...

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Gail Schimmelpfennig

03/15/12

I'm a small business owner; I've co-owned an independent record label in Chicago for seventeen years. Early on, as my hobby turned into a business, the first benefit we offered to our staff was health insurance; I believe health care should be a right in our country, not just a privilege for the...

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