Well, I’ll post what I always post, to at least give another Freeper side to the story.
I have a heart defect, therefore, I have never been able to get health insurance, never...there was not one single company that was willing to sell me health insurance.
I had insurance for years through my employer, but they cancelled all health insurance, so I went on COBRA, but that expired after 16 months and I was SOL, not one company anywhere would sell me health insurance.
Now, I have it, due to O-Care abolishing the pre-condition refusal.
I know there are Darwinist Freepers here who think that if my heart ruptured and I didn’t have $750,000 in the bank to pay the hospital and surgeon, that I should just die.
Well, I personally think that’s barbaric, it’s a throwback to the days when the old, sick, weak and lame were left outside to die from the cold or wolves.
Rationally speaking, we’ve moved past letting non-millionaires die because no one is willing to sell them life insurance...and any new bill must include pre-condition help or it won’t pass.
Ed
Does your current employer offer health insurance? You said you’ve never been able to get health insurance except when you have. Are you self employed?
Horrible situation! Have you tried “foreign” medical shopping?
Federal debt is $20 trillion and climbing. See if your state or local legislators can help with some legislation of their own.
Have you checked the catastrophic insurance market in addition to comprehensive?