I am a woman without medical insurance. Basically, I am a woman who has multiple pre-existing conditions that the health insurance companies of this great country we all call America have decided they would rather not insure. I am not insurable.
Recently, I took a job at a hospital. I am a hospital employee. Who does not have health insurance. Because none of the insurance providers that are part of the hospital's plans are willing to insure me.
I'm working a full-time job where I was promised health insurance benefits, but I have none.
We're on the precipice of what could possibly be great health care reform in this country. I say possibly because it is often the case that the hopes and dreams for true reform get watered down and lost along the way in the back and forth that is our great democratic process.
I've joined with Dr. Howard Dean (yes that very same Howard Dean) to hopefully have a loud and participating voice in these new reforms. Every American, regardless of gender, race, religion, income or employer deserves a public health care option. Anything else is not reform.
