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SAN JOSE

I’m diabetic and I need medicine and regular checkups in order to manage my disease and stay healthy. But for three years, I couldn’t get either.

I made too much money to qualify for public insurance. Private insurers denied my applications because of my pre-existing condition. And I just didn’t have the hundreds of dollars it took to pay for my treatments each month. In desperation, I was finally able to get some medicine from a family member who is also diabetic.

I finally struggled to get coverage through my husband’s insurance, but only under the condition that I would have to pay for most of the expenses of my diabetes.

Then my husband changed jobs and the insurance company told me that to keep my insurance, it would cost $500 per month. I just couldn’t afford that, so I’m without insurance again.

Now I’m paying $250 per month for my medicine and I can’t afford to pay for the lab tests that I need to successfully manage my disease.

My husband and I had so many arguments, stress and financial hardships trying to get the healthcare I needed, we ended-up getting a divorce. My family felt apart because I couldn’t get affordable healthcare.

July 25, 2007 at 01:40 PM | Permalink | Blog Reactions
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