My husband and I have 5 children and no health insurance. The health department won't see my husband, my 18 and 19 year old sons or myself. I don't have enough money for a 150$ doctors visit each time one of us gets sick. So, I began only taking 1/4 of the antibiotics of a perscription when we HAVE to see a doctor and then I have some left for a few more illnesses. Please help us, we know you can.

My name is Cachina King Mack; My American dream was to become a lawyer. With the love and support,and finances of my mom, Ms. Elma King and Family,I became one. I decided to continue my dream by leaving a government job and start my own practice. However, due to this sacrifice, I no longer have health insurance because it is too expensive. As a citizen of this country and the proudness I have for this country, I truly believe everyone should have affordable health care. No citizen in this country should never have to choose between... (more)

My daughter is losing her job in First Steps in Athens, Georgia. Along with that job lost will be her lost of health care. She is on many perscriptions each month and has medical conditions that require constant care. What will happen to her? She has helped so many single mothers to try to better themselves and to assist them in good parenting skills. Now she will be the one that needs help!

Health care MUST be overhauled! The costs are just too high & people MUST be allowed to choose their Doctors and the type of medicine the choose for themselves. I was in the hospital and the hospital gave me MRSA. To make a long story short,they required over 2 painful months to save my life. Just the bill for the hospital was over 1/4 million dollars. Since then I have been back in the hospital 5 times and each time they insist ion running the same expensive tests even though most of those hospital stay were within less than a... (more)

I have been in private practice for the past 16 years in the Heart of Florida. The one public hospital, Polk General, which was providing quality care regardless of insurance coverage, was closed 10 years ago, (under pressure from corporate owned hospitals) Now I have patients whose credit is ruined, due to enoromous medical bills as a result of overcharging and lack of alternative choice of hospital care.

I am in the process of declaring bankruptcy because of health care cost. My daughter was diagnosed with clinical depression, OCD and some self mutilation. She took a medical leave from college for a year, luckily her medical insurance she purchased through the school was valid until the following school year. Even with insurance I was paying up to $600 a month in co-pays and RX's. In the middle of all this she developed a case of walking pneumonia that lasted for months. Which means more prescriptions. Did you know depression isn't... (more)

My wife was just diagnosed with breast cancer and the monthly insurance premium just went to $605 per month with a $2,500 deductable. I build homes can't sell the home I am in can't rent it so might file bankruptcy. Mtg is $775,000 over the limit of all programs to help. value of home now only $650,000 want to go to M.D. Anderson in Houston to get best cancer care. Need a place to stay too. THis country needs help bad.. Warren Taylor

I am a 42 year old woman. When I was 3 years old, I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. There was nothing that could have been done to prevent this. I did nothing "wrong", and neither did my parents. As a result of this almost 40 year old diagnosis, I cannot buy health insurance. I can only get coverage as part of a group. As a result, either my husband or I have to always be employed full time with an employer that offers insurance benefits. We have been fortunate to have some coverage for most of our 17 years of marriage,... (more)

Last year, the battery in my implanted defibrillator weakened to the point of replacement. I entered the outpatient surgical facility at 11:00 AM and was discharged at 9:00. The cost to medicare and my supplement policy was $46,000 for just the implement and use of the surgical facility. The surgeons fee was about $1,100 more. Is this not a bit high for a battery change? No wonder medicare is in trouble. I spent 30 years of my life educating physicians as a professor of physiology and biophysics and am well aware of the time and rigorous... (more)

Hi, I am an American citizen who lives in Australia since 2008. I am amazed that this is the first time in many years(since 1992) that I have had insurance. I live with my defacto partner (Michael) and am considered his spouse and now a resident. This has given me privledges like health insurance here. I raised three children in America basically as a single Mom and struggled just to keep insuance on my children, leaving me out totally. Australia has as many people in the ENTIRE country as the State of Fla alone, and has a beautiful working... (more)

Hallo there,my name is Han Rensen,me and my wife,Annette, live here fore the last 3 years,and before we live in the Netherland,were we are born.We are proud to live here, because it was oure dream to do that.One thing was hard fore us to let go,when we start living here,and that was to say goodby, to the healthcare in the Netherlands.Over there,there is coverage fore everybody,and AFFORDEBLE!!!!.So,wy it is so good, and affordeble there,fore everybody,in a country whith 17.000.000 people.And wy it is so expensive,in the strongest,and the moost... (more)

President Obama: My name is Latryna Carlton and I have two nephews one is hearing impaired; named Quentin and the other has Autism named Malcom. Both my sisters are single parents, that work hard every day; doing the best they can to raise their children without use of public benefits. Despite their best efforts to provide their children with medical care and the needed services to help them live normal lives. They end up being punished by the system or insurance company's who do not cover the needed care for my nephews. For Malcolm... (more)

Hi well this is about me im working for min wage and trying to support my two children and my husband who has no job right now well I cant afford to get ins. and I take blood pressure meds and a heart pill and I cant be with out it and there is people who get medicaid and I cant And im not even making it and about to loose my home all I can do is try to pay the bills that I have and pay out of my pocket for my meds and thats not enough because most of the health care you do get dont payanything anymore they pay vary little. so we need better... (more)

I LIVE IN FLORIDA ABOUT 2 YEARS AND I CANT PAID AN INSURANCE. I NEED MEDICAL CARE SOON.

I'm a 4 year veteran of the US Army and a Nurse. In the service health care was universal. We were all taken care of. I worked at Walter Reed Army Medical Center my last 2 years 02-04. I saw what health care was like without HMO's and financial restrictions. In short, its a beautiful thing. Money was saved because illness was treated before it became out of hand. Something as treatable as hypertension could be diagnosed before it became a stroke or heart attack. It should be a right to have health care. And America should be leading the way in... (more)

The type of medicine which best serves my conditions is not covered. Amongst my conditions is Hypoglycemia. I have found an alternative remedy which controls my condition as long as I take it. I can not afford to continue its use and because I am not given the choice of the type of medicine I will use I must return to being an active Hypoglycemic. When I went on medicare I thought that I would see what the allopathics could do & besides I needed something for pain from an accident which did not cost me so mych. My health has gone... (more)

I am a retiree I still have two of eight children living at home ages 16 and 13. Between copays and deductibles our income is reduced considerably, my wife and I skip doctor appointments fre quently to preserve money for the children. We are also paying for my wife's Mother who is fighting Cancer and has little or no health care. No one in the united States of America should be without proper Quality heath care. How many politicians and their families go without proper health care. I suspect it would be a much bigger priorty if they had to go... (more)

My husband lost his job in 2008. He was on employment until Florida decided to turn down the last extension even though the rate for Polk County was 10% or better. He is now 60 and needs an operation on his eye the lens I think is "greying " and he has declining vision. However he probably does not qualify for help, yet he can not work now. He is a Master Plumber and must drive for any job he has. I have recently been hired part time as a peer specialist since I have a persistence and chronic mental illness. We can not live and keep... (more)

I currently have several hospital bills. Choosing to go to the hospital instead of the doctor wasnt what I wanted to do but I had no other choice. I am only 19 years old and in debt all because of my health. When I'm sick I stay sick until I simply cannot take it anymore and I go to the hospital. I nor anyone else should have to put their life in perril just because we dont have health insurance. If I'm sick I shouldn't have to worry about selling my car just to be able to pay for a hospital bill. We need change!

This person is partially blind. He works full time( not a fancy job!). However, medical costs are beyond his very basic living expenses...hence he has never attempted to seek mediacl help to improve his vision. At 30 he has a long life ahead of him. He wants to go to college and enhance his life. Finance is the BIGGEST hurdle.