Our health care system works better for insurance companies than it does for the American people. Tens of millions of Americans have no health insurance and live one accident or illness away from total financial disaster. Hundreds of millions of Americans who do have insurance live with the constant worry that they might lose it if they move, change jobs or lose their jobs — or that their insurance company might cancel their plan when they get sick.
LETTER: Current health care system prevents many from getting care
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 | 2:44 p.m. CDT;
updated 3:56 p.m. CDT, Monday, October 12, 2009
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