We are giddy this morning in our house. Isaac and I stayed up last night to watch the vote and commentary and both fell asleep trying to find that worry or discomfort others feel about health care reform and just couldn't. We felt nothing but relief and happiness for this wonderful step. Is this bill perfect? No. Not by a long shot. Is it better than starting over and waiting another 50 years for health care reform? ABSOLUTELY. Fix it, amend it, tweak it, whatever. But pass it and make sure that people have health care. Make sure health care companies have something to answer to. I am all for it.
I'm looking forward to friends being able to find coverage with pre-existing conditions and not having to worry so much about finding a "real" job with benefits, but being able to start their own practices without so much worry. I'm looking forward to re-shopping around for my OWN health care without the absolute worry of my pre-existing conditions like we did two years ago. When I think of the worry, the expense and the hoops we had to maneuver just for basic coverage for our family, I want to cry all over again. The year leading up to the move and the year after was spent crying A LOT over the thought that we couldn't get coverage. Now? I'm not so worried. I'm looking forward to having Sammy covered on our plan until he's done with college and can figure out his life. I'm looking forward to Sammy not having to decide between "a real job" and "an arts job" should he want it, solely based on having health care.
But mostly I'm happy for the countless number of people this will help that I don't know, in addition to the masses I do. I'm happy this passed. I'm happy we're doing the right thing. I'm happy MY voice was heard. I'm happy to get this "scary" part behind us so we can all breath a little easier. I'm happy to open my wallet to support those who helped this pass. I'm happy to open my wallet to help with the cost. Yes We Can. Yes We Did. I'm tuning out the haters today and reveling because hope turning to reality is a brilliant, brilliant feeling.
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We are doing the happy dance too! No more medicaid for me--and that means another baby! Though it was a guilty pleasure to only pay $3 for any procedure, we're so excited to be given the option to contribute to my own insurance! I've always been stopped because of with my pre-existing conditions, not anymore! This is such a blessing for us. We've always wanted to pay for my insurance, now we can!
ReplyDeleteJackie! We had such a long conversation about you guys last night and I was wondering how you were feeling about all of this. I'm so happy for you guys! Another baby! What a fabulous thing for you.
ReplyDeleteIt's so good to see someone else "for" the health care plan. Sooo many people that we know have been so against it, in fact so much negative about it on FB. We aren't ones to follow politics much but from what we've seen and heard we feel that the health care reform is a GOOD thing. But we don't dare to stand up and say, "Yes! We are totally for it" because we have nothing much to back it up other than, "it just feels like a step in the right direction." :)
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