My husband, who has Crohn's, lost his insurance right after the ACA took effect. Thanks to Obama, my husband could get coverage despite having a pre-existing condition. That's real life. #politics
@Agatha I had a friend who could not leave our company regardless of how badly they might treat him or how much other companies offered. They essentially held his son hostage. If he left the company group plan his son was uninsurable and would die.
That's what convinced me we needed universal healthcare.
@elbutterfield @Agatha Thanks. So do I. We lost touch as I was free to jump to better jobs and both companies went through a series of acquisitions. ACA was many years later.
When ACA opponents cried about (government) death panels I knew the real death panels were at insurance companies.
Having insurance tied to employment is cruel. It's no different than the old Company Towns where you were paid in Company Money that you could spend only in Company Stores, and you couldn't afford to quit and move because you lived in a Company House.
It's another way to trap us to terrible employers. π‘
@Agatha Reminds me to listen to some Woody Guthrie
My husband was actively flaring when that insurance switch happened. He was so SO sick. But, he was still working every day. Horrendous pain. Bleeding. Vomiting. You name it. But he needed to work.
His only other option was to quit work and die while waiting for disability.
Instead, he got proper treatment, kept working, kept paying taxes, bought a home, & did all the things that make the economy happy.
We put WAY more into the system than we got back. GOP would have had him die.
@Agatha "GOP would have had him die."
In line with most policies of the party staying itself as "pro life"
@walterbays @Agatha How horrible. I hope your friend got out as soon as the Affordable Care Plan went into effect.