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.
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‘