Dariela Cruz
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March 21, 2012
Three years ago after I left my full-time job and my full-time health benefits -- as I like to call them -- things have gone very differently regarding how we take care of our health. Back then when I had my first child and full benefits, I didn’t have to pay anything extra other than $15 per checkup, and the delivery plus the stay at the hospital were completely covered by my insurance. That was something I took for granted. Now that I am not working full-time, not because I lost my job but because I chose to work independently, I am the only one in the family that is not covered under a...
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September 23, 2010
I've seen Health Care here in the US from different angles. I had a full time job for a long time that gave me "benefits", those benefits included great Health Care. When I first got in I had no idea what this meant, or that I really had it good. I only paid about $20 co-pays for doctor visits, I had no deductible, I had almost no worries! In fact, I had my first son while I had that job so I didn't have to worry about any medical bills regarding my pregnancy, just co-pays which were easy to pay. Maybe a total of $300 for the whole pregnancy and birth and then my son was covered, too. It was...
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