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Dealing With the Cost of Cancer Treatment – April 2011
Written by Patty Gelenberg | Mar 25, 2011 3:49 PM
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"I woke up and rubbed my eyes and my hands were covered with blood. I was bleeding from my nose and mouth and skin."
Sam was diagnosed iwth blood cancer at the age of 22. He's 34 now. Sam was born and raised in Central PA. He has a full-time job but it pays little, and he can't afford the premiums for his company insurance. The good news is, Sam's pretty sure his cancer is in remission. The bad news is, he's reluctant to visit his doctor for a checkup because if the cancer comes back, he can't afford to have it treated.
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Patty Gelenberg
2011-04-27 13:35
Dear Larry,
I agree. Our health care system is broken and thousands of people continue to fall through the cracks. Alas, as a former congressional candidate who ran on a platform of health care reform, I can attest to the fact that Americans, overall, are ambivalent about providing health care to all - and the people who govern us are, for the most part, unwilling to look at the big picture.