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Cancer survivor without health insurance? You're screwed!

Yes folks, once you lose insurance or your employer doesn't offer any and you have a preexisting condition, you are essentially on your own and treated like crap!

Yes, I said it, total crap. Sure if you are self-pay you might get a 20-30% discount like I do at UCLA, but it doesn't even make a dent in the bills, and when you earn about $22,000 a year, a $2443.00 PET/CT is a huge chunk. Put it on credit cards? Sure, just file for bankruptcy in a year or so, what's the big whoop right?

End of rant.

By the way, got an additional bill from UCLA for a doc I've never heard of. She wants $82.00 additional bucks from me on top of the nearly $300 I already paid the lab. She probably just signed her name to a damn form somewhere and bingo, almost $100 bucks extra! Sure glad I can pay for her mani and pedi this week, too bad I can't afford to buy food.

Oh well.

End of additional rant!

Fact check: Who are the uninsured?
The uninsured in America
The Alliance for Health Care Reform
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation research
Paying for insurance? It may not cover you
Fight Bad-Faith Insurance Companies
U.S. Census Bureau health insurance statistics
HealthReform.gov

Pending legislation

S. 703, American Health Security Act
House Res. 676, Medicare for All
H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act
H.R. 1588, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act

Political action
Health Care for America Now!
CoverTheUninsured
Physicians for a National Health Program
Single Payer Action
Medicare for All
HR676.org
Healthcare-Now!
Health Action Now!
American Health Care Reform
Stand with Dr. Dean
National Patient Advocate Foundation
Patient Privacy Rights
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