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"That hasn't been my personal experience with insurance companies..." |
| Published: September 1, 2007, 7:00 am |
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Today, my new health insurance kicks in. I've been uninsured for four months, since May, after being accidentally kicked off my COBRA plan. For most of that time, I didn't know that I was uninsured, but for the last month, I've been working to get insurance. I'm a healthy 29 year old unmarried male, so my situation isn't particularly bad. But the fear and anxiety, the constraints on freedom, are real. The constraints sound small. I haven't, for instance, been playing basketball since I learned I was uninsured. And when I went to the beach last weekend, I didn't body surf in the waves because I didn't want to risk any injuries. I've been staying inside more, taking more time to cross the street. I've been living, in some senses, in fear. Every time I hurt myself, every headache or stomachache, I got scared, because I knew that my financial world would be destroyed if I got sick or injured. Is that freedom? Is [ Full article ] |
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