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Editor, 

I am relieved that the national health care bill passed and will be put into law this week. There are people living without health care coverage right now, and more losing it every day. This bill is by no means perfect — but it is a very good start to keep people from losing insurance when they get sick, and from keeping people from getting affordable insurance because they have been sick and have “pre-existing” conditions.

I have health insurance now, but was concerned that I could be put in a situation where I lose my home if I got sick, and couldn’t get my health care costs covered. I currently have an HSA plan, which is a high deductible, catastrophic plan. This year my premium went up 25 percent.

I hope that the new health care legislation will help with out of control premium increases, which have been happening for years. Hopefully this law will help curb the for-profit, monopoly insurance companies from making large profits on the backs of the American people. I also hope that the democrats and republicans can figure out how to work together instead of the extreme partisanship that has been so unproductive and frustrating for the last year.

Judy Preston
Polson

 

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