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August 26, 2022
Submitted By: JEB
Category: Insurance
With regard to health insurance, I am quite fortunate. I am retired from the Air Force, and I therefore have the benefit of Tricare insurance. This is a government sponsored insurance for active duty military and dependents, and retired military and dependents. With this insurance, deductibles are reasonable, and I do not need to fight for medical care.
August 26, 2022
Submitted By: KM
Category: Cost
This is how the cost of care impacted my ability to receive the care I needed. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2012, and my disease escalated and became difficult to control in 2016. Insurance has slowed my care and limited access to treatments and medications throughout the course as well as requiring extensive phone calls on my part to obtain care.
August 10, 2022
Submitted By: GT
Category: Insurance
I went through the open enrollment system and purchased health care through that. In the two weeks prior to the start of my job, I desperately needed to see a doctor, as my health issues returned. Unfortunately, my health insurance only covered for me to see a doctor in the state of Texas and not in my new state of residence. I was going to be without my new job’s provided insurance for another six weeks. Although I finally found a doctor who would see me, it was a stressful couple of weeks, the system should not include so many roadblocks for people to access basic health care.