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HEALTH INSURANCE CASUALTY OF THE DAY: Robyn Winters – Broomfield, CO - 10/28/2008

Posted by Colette Washing... on October 27, 2008 - 5:21pm

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Colorado Mom Says, "No One Plans to Have a Sick Baby"

Robyn Winters of Broomfield, Colo. writes, "My second child was born with health problems. Now, no one plans to have a sick baby and it just so happens that this is also the time that our insurance increased our premiums and doubled our copays for visits and prescriptions. After being denied the formula that was keeping my son alive we had no choice but to pay almost $400 per month out of pocket.

"My husband, who never gets sick developed an unusual illness and had to have an operation for the first time in his life. Within a year, my family, who was perfectly healthy and never sick was visiting the hospital so frequently that they all new us by first name and joked that it would probably be cheaper if we just paid rent.



"It's not that we didn't have good healthcare through all of this. My husband works for one of the largest corporations in the U.S. and we have some of the best healthcare coverage in the country. However, healthcare only seems to work in this country if you never get sick. The system failed us and as the bills piled up and we got more and more behind. We just can't seem to get caught up. We are now in a position that I have to go back to work so that we do not lose our home and we can afford to put food on our table." Robyn adds. In today's for-profit health insurance environment, the Winters family is not alone.

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