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03/15/12

My husband was laid off in December, and just got a new job that starts in March. The health insurance his new company offers is much less than we had with his previous job, and would cost us thousands of dollars. When we went to buy private health insurance from a small business pool, we...

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Marya Kowal

Health Care

03/15/12

At a time when it is popular to lash out at "Obamacare", I want to stand up for the expansion of Medicaid that the Affordable Care Act will bring about in 2014. Medicaid not only offers outstanding healthcare coverage to people who need it most, but it saves families money and lives. My 30-year-old...

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Gail Schimmelpfennig

03/15/12

I'm a small business owner; I've co-owned an independent record label in Chicago for seventeen years. Early on, as my hobby turned into a business, the first benefit we offered to our staff was health insurance; I believe health care should be a right in our country, not just a privilege for the...

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Nan Warshaw

Health Care

03/15/12

Health reform has given our family hope during this difficult economic downturn. My husband and I have two adult children (a son and a daughter) who were both out of work for several years. Both of them are single parents with two children each. On two pensions and a Social Security check, we had...

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Brenda Adrine

Health Care

03/15/12

When I was 25 years old, I was getting ready to begin law school. My husband and I moved from Portland to Eugene and I quit my job in Portland, which had provided health insurance. When I moved to Eugene and before law school started, I worked full-time for a temporary agency doing administrative...

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Katelyn Oldham

Health Care

03/15/12

The Affordable Care Act has helped me and millions of others, get the preventive care they need. I recently turned 50 and went for my annual physical. My doctor recommended that I make an appointment for a colonoscopy. I did that, and on the day of the appointment was shocked that I was going to...

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Cindy Okolichany

Health Care

03/15/12

Since the Affordable Care Act passed, I have had a mammogram which was paid in full by my insurance. The last mammogram I had, my insurance company paid just $12.00, and I had to pay the rest. I think it was around $200 – I saved the bill because I couldn’t believe they could get away with paying...

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Donna Rodriguez

Health Care Food!

03/15/12

Will you eat them here or there? We all love Sam-I-Am's rhythmic attempt to encourage others to eat strange green food. And when the green eggs are finally eaten, it's hilarious! But moms and dads aren’t laughing about feeling trapped in a storybook where it’s Uncle Sam who is endorsing a food that...

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Monifa Bandele

Environmental Health

03/15/12

Most of us Moms wear jewelry, not necessarily fancy, diamond studded jewelry, just everyday jewelry that brightens up our look a bit. We aren’t surprised when our jewelry ends up in our kids’ mouths every once in a while. Most babies think necklaces make excellent teethers! But, what happens if...

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Rebecca Meuninck

Health Care

03/15/12

Living in Silicon Valley, I am used to reading about new tech wonders every day. In fact, today, we use the internet to do many things we used to do in person, by snailmail or on the telephone. This trend is encouraged by new technology, but has gained popularity because it is often less expensive...

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