State:: Ohio

Occupation:: Medical Assistant

I had a hysterectomy for uterine cancer in Jan 2010. The surgeon perforated my bowel. I ended up going back to the hospital two days later and that is the last time I remember anything until April.…

State:: California

Occupation:: Customer Service Supervisor

I currently have private health insurance with a health care company who I have been employed by for 10+ yrs. After two years of appeals and negotiations my insurance finally agreed to approve a neck fusion.…

State:: Texas

Occupation:: Freelance Audio Video Tech

I’m a Veteran who served 7 years in the Army. I got of the service in 1997 and went to flight school. Worked hard to gain experience to get into the airlines. Got furloughed from…

State:: Colorado

Occupation:: Maintenance

In the state of Colorado people who have health insurance are forced to pay for people who don’t have it. “Cover Colorado” the program was designed to help people who cannot afford health insurance. The insurance rates for…

State:: Nebraska

Occupation:: Disabled, employed part-time

I became disabled after a doctor messed up while putting a pacemaker in. This apparently wasn’t usual procedure and I also have congestive heart failure that we couldn’t find treatment for for 2 years or so.…

State:: Alaska

Occupation:: Retired

In Oct. 2010 my husband (age 84) fell and severely injured his shoulder and he was admitted to hospital for surgery. It was a complicated surgery lasting several hours. He did not recover well from the anesthetic and…

State:: New Jersey

Occupation:: Customer Service

I feel so ripped off by the entire medical industry and the health process. Doctors don’t care about people or about what happens to their patients, as my grandmothers say they used to when they were…

State:: WA

Occupation:: Disabled

The past ten years I have had chronic leg pain due to injury complicated by many other issues. My complex problem led to greater pain with a longer than normal recovery time. Sounds reasonable to me! Found out…

State:: Minnesota

Occupation:: Disabled

I suffer from severe pain. And I feel I’m being sold out to the drug companies. I found out that our Doctors are paid by the drug companies to prescribe med’s. I’ve been suffering on narcotics for years…

State:: Massachusetts

Occupation:: Unemployed teacher

I have been out of work for 2 years. The insurance my family has conned under COBRA at 1600.00 a month. This plan had a 2000/4000 deductible annually with a 5000/10,000 out of pocket deductible.We still had…