A few weeks back, I excoriated the national press for reporting on health care as solely an economic and political issue. I chided them for failing to put a human face on it and talk about people who already are benefiting. <\/p>\n
Then it occurred to me that I should put my money where my mouth is, walk the walk instead of just talking the talk. (Insert your own clich here.) So I began to look around San Luis Obispo County for people who are living healthier lives because of the Affordable Care Act. They werent hard to find. <\/p>\n
I thought you might like to meet some of them and maybe even use their experiences as a guide to get the health care help you need. <\/p>\n
Help with prescription drugs, to cite just one of many examples. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius recently said seniors and people with disabilities in California have saved $340.6 million on prescription drugs. <\/p>\n
This is not, however, an analysis of the Affordable Care Act. I am not looking into the pros and cons of the 2,700-page legislation. There is plenty of that sifting already taking place out there. <\/p>\n
I know many people fear the ACA, and I leave others to engage in that discussion. <\/p>\n
This package is about people. <\/p>\n
You can find their tales in the accompanying stories. I do want to note a couple of common threads, however: <\/p>\n
You have to fight like a bulldog, as Diane Burkhart put it, to get the coverage to which you are now entitled; <\/p>\n
You should, as both Burkhart and Don Funk said, spread the word. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Go here to read the rest: <\/p>\n
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