Long ago and far away … well, OK, from 1979 to 2008, I had health insurance. Started with employer group insurance, moved to rolling my own (individual) in ’89, then negotiated small business group insurance for the micro-enterprise I ran with my 2nd husband in the ’00s.
Then came the Cancer for Christmas adventure, during which I had insurance (still deeply grateful for that), but at the conclusion of treatment when I got to become a Friend of NED (No Evidence of Disease) I got a jack-you notice from my insurer.
All of these stories are already available for your delectation all over the interwebs: Here. Here. And here. For starters.
In my five years sitting on the Group W bench known as “uninsured,” I became an advocate for price visibility in healthcare. Since I was paying my own way, I needed to know before making a medical purchase. Other more high-profile folks have joined me on the quest for answers to “how much is that?” See my thoughts on that here.
So along comes the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, to help me get back in the game.
