A Child Lost to Dithering and Denial
Quin Murphy - Chula Vista, CAQuin Murphy at 16 was a soccer fanatic, with a family who supported him, coached him, even went on trips with him to watch favorite teams. In 2010, all of that ended. Quin...
View ArticleIn California, Surgeons and Alcohol Do Mix
Tina Minasian - Sacramento, CA Related Focus Areas: Medical Malpractice Published Date:Wednesday, March 26, 2003Featureread more
View ArticleSan Diego Hunger Coalition: Our Health Cost Has Increased By 58% Since 2007
Jennifer Tracy, Executive DirectorMy name is Jennifer Tracy, and I am the Executive Director of the San Diego Hunger Coalition (SDHC). SDHC was founded in 2007 with the mission to reduce hunger and...
View ArticleHealthy Athlete Premium Raised 44% for Bare Bones Plan
Heather Johnson, Oakland"For me, paying $260 per month for something I almost never use, plus having to pay $4,500 before coverage kicks in, and 100% of out-of-network care is like not having insurance...
View ArticleDisabled Woman Sells Home to Pay Health Premiums
Marti Conger, Solano County, CA"I am really struggling. After food and housing and a few necessities my income basically goes to health insurance and health care." Published Date:Friday, May 9,...
View Article29% Rate Hike and 30% Copay to Keep Access to Providers
Richard Hammer, Los Angeles“My total out of pocket expenses for medical care in the past 12 months have been staggering.” Published Date:Tuesday, July 1, 2014Articleread more
View ArticleWhy I Support Prop 45: 1000% Rate Hike - Can't Retire
Ron Blasco, Rancho Cucamonga"I am 57 years old and was going to retire at 60 but I cannot because the cost of my health insurance is so high." Published Date:Monday, July 21, 2014Articleread more
View ArticleWhy I Support Prop 45: 70% Rate Increase Since 2011 to $1,764 Per Month
Vickie Collins, Laguna Beach, CA“After I pay huge monthly premiums Blue Cross redefines the only medication I use so they don’t have to pay.” Published Date:Monday, July 21, 2014Articleread more
View ArticleWhy We Support Prop 45: Our Health Insurance Premium Went Up Over 1,300%
Josh Libresco, San Rafael, California“Health care costs are the single largest expense in my family’s budget – larger than our mor Published Date:Tuesday, August 5, 2014Articleread more
View ArticleWhy I Support Prop 45: My Premiums Quadrupled in Ten Years
Linda Raffel, Los Angeles“I’m getting $196 worth of health insurance for $854.” Published Date:Thursday, August 7, 2014Articleread more
View ArticleWhy I Support Prop 45: I Renewed at $407, then Surprise! It’s $738
Judy Graff Fisher, Studio City, CA“We frantically thought through all of our options… this kind of rate increase would send us over the edge.” Published Date:Friday, August 8, 2014Articleread more
View ArticleWhy I Support Prop 45: A 24% Decrease Hooked Me into a 92% Increase to $2,300...
Joe McFadden, Mountain View, CA“The letter stated directly that I would be getting $376 in savings…. When my first invoice arrived, I was shocked to see that the monthly premium was $2,300 -- almost...
View ArticleWhy I Support Prop 45: I’m Paying Double, and Can’t See My Doctors
Janis Logsdon, Brea, CA"Not one doctor that I have recently spoken with even knows what an EPO Health Plan is." Published Date:Wednesday, September 24, 2014Articleread more
View ArticleWhy I Support Prop 45: Health Insurance Hell on Three Fronts
Diana Guth, BA, RRT Owner, Home Respiratory Care Sleep Solutions“Premiums for our company have gone up 37% since 2010, and our yearly health insurance dread just came in for 2015: HMO premiums up 7%...
View ArticleWhy I Am Voting Yes on 45: Premiums up 300% to $750 for Nothing; Now They’re...
Phil Rogul, Carlsbad“We’ve paid well over $100,000 in premiums and received almost zero health care services.” Published Date:Monday, October 27, 2014Articleread more
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