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Sharon has worked in the food industry for 18 years. For 10 years had a family health insurance plan that cost about $200 a month, then in 2001, her employer cut benefits (as so many smaller firms have done in recent years) and started offering a new health insurance plan with less comprehensive coverage. Figuring having some health insurance was better then having none at all, Sharon enrolled. But after a trip to the doctor and subsequent tests and procedures - including a mammogram, sonograms and a stereotactic biopsy to remove two precancerous growths - Sharon unexpectedly found herself thousands of dollars in debt because her insurance plan only covered a small fraction of the costs. She tried to apply for financial assistance, but because she technically had insurance, she wasnt eligible for help. The fine print of insurance policies are notoriously difficult to understand, and often result in confusion over what is and isnt covered. Sharon set up a payment plan and eventually paid off her medical bills, but not before being harassed by bill collectors asking her to send more money.

Organizing for America has collected hundreds of thousands of personal health care stories. The grassroots effort is building support in communities across the country for a plan that adheres to President Obama's three principles for reform: lowering costs, preserving patient choice and increasing access to quality care.

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[BlackrpgNerd]

You know...There are other scocial programs that could be associated with scocialism...How about scocial security? And we have goverment run helthcare programs now...Thats not stopping the insurance companys from raping us for crappy coverage. So tell me...How is forcing the insurance companies to behave...humanly, destroying america? Realy..someone tell me how this is the end of the so called good old days.

[JAYMZACHILLES]

OBAMA WILL FIX THIS MESS :) im from the uk soon to be liveing in the usa :) and i have full confidence that this man MR OBAMA will change the usa for the better :)

[pluto4847]

@BlackrpgNerd

Health reform is not destroying America. Its all down to Corporate lies to keep the Corporations from losing money. They want people to believe Government is not on their side.

I am 100% for Universal healthcare so I go to Community Clinics even though I am insured because unlike the other greedy medical practices, I trust my community doctor.

[dennisholcon123]

great video..very interesting..thanks!



[AudioGuise]

As of May 2011 my family plan is $950 through my employer (Kaiser even), with dental is more than my mortgage. I thought your house was suppose to be the biggest purchase of your life?

[clonecomanderfox]

@MAGICzkala You realize America is not the best country, most of the European nations do much much better than America.

[clonecomanderfox]

Why is everybody an idiot? I mean, people are going like "SOCIALIZED MEDICINE IS COMMUNISM AND IT WILL DESTROY AMERICA!" When, in reality, Britain, France, Germany and many other countries have socialized medicine, and have that made them communists? No. So shut up.

[druidwolf11]

To hell with insurane its all a big scam we need to do away with the prvate insurance and have goveremnt subsadized insurnce like the rest of the devoloped world for those of you you fight that for you think it's socializim so is the U.S. Postal service and that is a good system which proves we need a little socialism or its anarchy plus do you really want to pay alot of money every month so that some rich alargarchist can drive his 80 million doller yacht

[Coolinbnyoncrack]

She was working in the Food Industry? What was her job? You can't expect employers to hand out eveyr benefit possible, especially in this economy. Promotions = benefits. It may sound cruel, but it's how a lot of this country's market works. Besides that, the current vuzela noise option for Youtube is a much more comforting sound than her voice.

[MAGICzkala]

I hope so much that this plan fails. It is going to ruin Americas health. Next time you vote for a good speaker America, accually listen to what he is saying. Thanks Obama for not paying attention and realizing why America is the best country. Because of NO socialism or health care reforms.

[1488dSiegHiel]

Forcing health care is un-constitutional. Fucking democrats.