If Liz were Queen

James Cox
Omaha, NE 68131

As a small business owner I have a lot of concerns about health care reform. I think we need a great public option, because it’s become impossible to be a small business owner, offer health insurance, and compete in the market. I have great prospective employees come in for an interview, and one of the first things they ask me is, “what kind of benefits do you offer?” Frankly I cannot afford to offer any at all. I can barely afford to pay for my individual plan and run a business.

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Gina Milano
Canaan, ME 04924

Poor people in the U.S. need help with health insurance. I’m a single, uninsured mother stuck in that middle ground, where I make too much money to get most state aid and I make too little to afford an individual plan. I had health insurance until recently though. When my son turned 18, they said that I was no longer eligible for Maine Care. Problem is, when I looked at other insurance plans the premiums were too high and my employer isn’t big enough to offer any kind of plan.

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Ronda Hilker
Arapahoe, NE 68922

My husband and I are honest, hardworking, tax paying, land owning, US citizens; who used to have what we thought to be “good health coverage” We had paid our premiums faithfully on time every month for nearly 17 years, to later learn our hospital claims were “denied” We are left with massive medical debt and this was WITH insurance. Yes, we thought we had great insurance; up until the time we actually needed it for a farm related accident! Something must be done to hold these companies, doctors and hospitals accountable. People are literally dying from health related accidents/illness that could have been prevented with prompt, caring, adequate healthcare. When padding their pockets become more important than saving a person’s life, I find this pathetic! There is no doubt that An “un-healthy” nation will fail.

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