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As a diabetic in Oklahoma, I no longer face annual limits

March 23, 2011
I have several chronic conditions, all of which are wildly expensive, including Type 1 diabetes since age 10. I have lived my whole adult life in fear of benefit caps, sudden coverage drops, randomly denied claims from people at my insurance company who have no medical knowledge – and as a person...
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Jasmine from Oklahoma
Health Care

Para Niñas y Niños con Necesidades Especiales, el Acta del Cuidado de Salud de Bajo Precio es un regalo de Dios

March 23, 2011
Mi nombre es Magdalena y soy la madre de una niña hermosa de 6 años de edad llamada Paloma. Cuando tenía 2 años de edad, Paloma fue diagnosticada con autismo severo. Han sido cuatro años de lucha física, emocional y financiera. Nuestra familia ha sido confrontada con la tarea intensa de encontrar...
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Magdalena Clark
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Oil Spills Happen All the Time, It's Time We Started Paying Attention

March 23, 2011
As we learned from the BP oil disaster, the full cost of an oil spill is more than the price of some boom and a good PR person. It also includes lost income from local fishermen, health care for children who inhale dispersants, and long term testing of both marine life and human life. Oil spills happen in the Gulf of Mexico all the time, but it isn’t everyday that people pay attention. It’s time we start. It’s time we stop having to react to environmental disasters. It’s time we start building a more sustainable economy, creating a safer energy industry, and protecting what we have left while there’s still time.
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Renee Blanchard
Health Care

Increasing access to health insurance for young adults: An unheralded benefit of the ACA

March 23, 2011
Young adulthood marks a period of life transition that impacts the availability of health insurance. College and university students often lose health insurance upon graduation, young adults are more likely to have low-wage and entry-level positions that do not offer health benefits, and many young...
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Angel Foster,
Health Care

Keep Moving Forward on Affordable Care Act: My Daughter's Story

March 22, 2011
A few years ago my daughter Julie was diagnosed with an illness called Dysautonomia and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia (POTS). Julie had numerous hospital visits requiring many tests and procedures. The costs were astronomical. Julie continued to be covered under my insurance through my employer...
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Lisa Doyle
Health Care

“Making it feasible for people”: Young adults on Massachusetts health care reform

March 22, 2011
“If every single, you know, resident of the state is required to have insurance to live here… we’ll have a much better, like healthier society and everyone will be able to have access to what they need… I think that it would be great if everyone could have health insurance because then, you know,...
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Danielle Bessett
Health Care

Why Families Need Health Care Reform Now More Than Ever

March 22, 2011
When I set out to make “No Woman, No Cry”, a documentary film about the Global state of maternal health three years ago, I had no idea just how dismal a job we were doing for our nation’s families. I was inspired to highlight the under-reported issue of maternal mortality after learning that almost...
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Christy Turlington Burns
Health Care

For the First Anniversary of Health Reform, We Should Remember Our Christian Values

March 22, 2011
It has been 12 months since health reform was signed into law by President Obama. Millions of us benefitted. Students can receive care under their parents’ insurance. People with chronic illnesses who before were denied coverage, can now obtain treatment under a private health insurance plan. At...
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Luz Villafana
Health Care

For Special Needs Children, the Affordable Care Act is a Godsend

March 22, 2011
My name is Magdalena and I am the mother of a beautiful 6-year-old girl named Paloma. Paloma was diagnosed with severe Autism when she was 2-years-old. It’s been four years of physical, emotional, and financial struggles. Trying to find the means to provide for the therapies, diets and all medical...
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Magdalena Clark
Health Care

The Affordable Care Act Has Allowed Our Children to Pursue Their Dreams

March 22, 2011
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, our children can now stay on our health insurance until they are 26. My son started school late. He is 19 and completing high school while taking college courses. Without ACA, my son would not be covered by our health insurance, and would be forced to look for...
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Tonya Arroyo

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