Back in 2008 I was diagnosed with a minor medical problem that while not life threatening, was clearly going to be expensive to treat over the next year. My insurance company who I had paid premiums to for the previous 8 years (with no real claims) dropped me so fast off their roles that they even refunded a pro-rated portion of my last premium payment so they could drop me before the end of the month. Then I couldn't purchase insurance at any price.
In 2010 with the passage of the ACA (aka Obamacare); it became possible for me to purchase insurance again (at a steep price), and that is what I did.
Last week I had a gastrointestinal perforation (imagine your intenstines bursting and dumping their contents into your chest cavity); which resulted in a quarter of a million dollars in medical expenses. Without the ACA (Obamacare) this would have represented financial Armageddon for my family.
So I'd just like to say to those who oppose medical insurance for all; please go fuck yourself.
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