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"I believe that President Obama saved my life" - ACA
The pre-existing program has helped people like Marlys Cox of St. Petersburg, Fla., who contracted hepatitis C when she was 13 years old. In February, Cox, 57, paid for a mammogram and found out she had breast cancer. At the time she was uninsured.“When I tried to go to the hospital, they all turned me away because I had no insurance and I am not below the poverty level,” she said. “They told me to go home and die. One suggested I go get hit by a car so I could be admitted to the emergency room.”
Now, Cox pays $376 a month for insurance, down from $1,100 a month.
“I never thought I would get to live a full life because of not having health insurance or not being able to afford it,” she said. “I believe that President Obama saved my life.”
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10063-consumers-who-benefit-from-health-care-law-relish-supreme-court-ruling
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