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Alice O’Connor: Why We Need Health Care Reform
27 Jul 2009 by Tessie in Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues / No Comments
Last week’s SEANC rally at the Sheraton was a protest against efforts to keep the public out of the health care debate. Executives from Blue Cross Blue Shield, GlaxoSmithKline and other McCorporations were in a closed door meeting on health care reform, while North Carolina public employees held vigil outside the hotel.Among the North Carolinians advocating for comprehensive health care reform was Alice O’Connor, who suffers from multiple sclerosis. Although Alice has health insurance, the co-payments for her frequent hospital visits are unaffordable.
“It took two years of expensive tests to arrive at a diagnosis for MS. My husband and I decided to treat the illness. We have insurance, but the co-payments for my daily injections are so high, they eat away at [my family’s] savings account.”
Alice’s biggest concern is not her own health, but the stability of her family.
“I worry that over the long haul [my medical expenses] will drain our family.”
Alice is one of millions of Americans faced with the difficult choice between battling a disease and maintaining a family. But if people get involved in health care reform, fewer families will be faced with this dilemma.
“Health care reform is important whether or not you have insurance,” says Alice.
The protest outside the Sheraton is just one example of how we can make our voices heard. By contacting our elected officials to demand reform and joining the millions across America who advocate for health care for all, we can be a part of making history.
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