I have worked there about 6 years now, 3 of which I had never filed a single claim and hadn't seen a doctor for any reason for probably 10-15 years. Boy have I been a huge burden on the insurance company. Well we all know that 3 years ago I had a reversal in fortune and became unexpectedly sick. Great right, thats what insurance is for so when and if you get sick, you have someone to back you and make sure you don't go broke and homeless because you can't afford the astronomical cost of health coverage. I guess I misunderstand the meaning of insurance.
Well lately we have come to learn that my new claims history since becoming stricken with cancer is causing my boss to have to seek new insurance for the entire company because the current insurance company basically does not want to cover me specifically. So basically right now I feel like a giant burden on my boss and my company as a whole. It's horrible that I have to deal with this junk and feel like this on top of everything else I am going through.
There are tons of more details to this story that would take me 20 minutes and much boredom to type out but needless to say this has all opened my eyes to how big of criminals these insurance companies are. Like one of my good friends told me today, they know what they are doing to people like me and know what they are guilty of and are just trying to dehumanize everything. I am a case number, not a cancer patient.
I still don't believe Obama's ideas are what this country needs and I honestly don't know what the solution is but reform is what America needs. I know I sound like a liberal right now but there is no way we as Americans can allow these insurance companies to keep getting away with, excuse my language this bullshit. I have finally snapped and encourage everybody, whether Republican or Democrat to get involved and knowledgeable. I don't care if the solution is public coverage or privatized, it just CANNOT stay how it is right now.
Sorry for the rant, I have just been pretty emotional about this subject lately because how it is affecting me and a man who has been like a second father and an amazing mentor to me, my boss. It is not fair that he has to get jerked around and ripped off because of my health issues. So please just take a few minutes a day or so and keep up on the current events going on and get involved if you can.
Garrett...I feel EXACTLY like you do...we need reform...I hate all the extras tucked into legislation...no one should lose their home or their savings to have to pay for unfortunate medical needs. I also dislike the way the congress is conducting business in secrecy and then writing a volume of jibberish and both dems and repubs. bashing eachother. We need reform and we need it now. It makes me sick to hear that a good and honest employer has to make decisions like you boss has and that you have to feel crumby about it. I don't think a public option is the way to approach reform but the insurance companies really need some supervision to say the least as well as the drug companies. What to do...I don't know...but something has to happen.
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