health care stories - good reads

My wife and I have health plan under Cigna. Recently we discovered my wife is pregnant with our first child, we went to the doctor thinking we had coverage. To our surprise having a baby is not covered in our plan....

When looking for other health care options we've found that no other medical insurer would assist us because my pregnant wife has a "preexisting condition", our unborn baby is considered a preexisting condition?! We've found out "we make too much money" to apply for any assistance from the government, even though we live very very modestly...

We are hard working professionals who've never received hand-outs in our lives, we've worked hard in our jobs and at school, now we're approaching our mid thirties. We're not young unwed teenagers! This has financial hardship has tested our relationship, when this time should be the most happiest moment in our lives... To say it's just not fair wouldn't begin to express how I feel.

This could be me and my hubby. We desperately want a child, but cannot afford one. We are married 4 years, 30 and 31 yrs old, and in that category of "too much money" for help, but really not enough to handle the everyday costs of life. What will happen, will we have to never have a child because of the costs? AND for those who think adoption is a great alternative, adoption costs even more.

my oldest daughter had her 1st 3 years ago(age 35) and luckily had insurance at the time, but my Son-In-Law lost his job right after Sarah was born. They live hoping no one in the family has a serious health concern.

I hope we get good health coverage soon and you can get pregnant :-)

Some of these stories are absolutely heart breaking! We should force Congress to convene & have these stories read to them until they pass single payer.

I read these stories & I cannot believe we still have morans beating their chests & chanting "USA - Number One!" A civilized country does not allow this type of treatment of it's citizens!

many are sad ...some of the most frustrating are the stories from people here with dual-citizenship and go out of country to get good health care!!! Pathetic state we have here

effected negatively by our crappy healthcare... From doctors to ER's to insurance to pharma... This is why 3/4 of America is demanding public access. If they fail to give it, I hope them all a quick end to their careers. To me they are these politicians are the terrorists, killing many more than Bin laden could ever dream.