A Collection of Problems with the US Health Care System

Occupation Unknown. North Carolina. Statement 10063.

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I am uninsured and unable to obtain medical coverage that I desperately need. I was accepted in the physicians reach out program. The doctor examined me and gave me a referral to see a specialist. I had to reapply to …

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Unemployed. North Carolina. Statement 10049.

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I moved from Massachusetts to North Carolina. Massachusetts has a progressive health care system for lower income people. The children’s father does not keep them covered in terms of health and dental coverage. Massachusetts will cover me as well as …

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Self-employed. North Carolina. Statement 10033.

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I have CFIDS and Fibromyalgia. Because of this I have bouts of depression. I went to first to a local hospital, X Medical Center, and later to a mental health clinic, X Behavioral Healthcare. Neither of these places would give …

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Physician (my wife, her problem). North Carolina. Statement 10032.

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After diagnosis, surgery, recovery and the first round of chemotherapy my wife was still under contract as a full-time physician for a local university medical center. She had been in a community private practice that was bought out by this …

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Sales. North Carolina. Statement 10024.

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I was laid off of my job in mid 2003. I had been lucky as I now realize because I have been continuously employed for many years and had been purchasing health insurance through my employers. I had noticed that …

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