Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Millions Fall Through Insurance Net's Holes
Whenever Sandra Skvara's heart starts to race for no apparent reason she tells herself, "OK, calm down."
Yet seeing a doctor is out of the question.
The 56-year-old substitute teacher hasn't visited a medical office once--not even for routine screenings--during the four years since she and her retired steelworker husband lost his employer-paid health insurance.
"It's scary," said Skvara, whose husband, Stephen, is disabled. "Until I reach Medicare age I won't have any health insurance because we cannot afford coverage for both me and him," and her husband needs it more.
Millions Fall Through Insurance Net's Holes
Source: Chicago Tribune
Yet seeing a doctor is out of the question.
The 56-year-old substitute teacher hasn't visited a medical office once--not even for routine screenings--during the four years since she and her retired steelworker husband lost his employer-paid health insurance.
"It's scary," said Skvara, whose husband, Stephen, is disabled. "Until I reach Medicare age I won't have any health insurance because we cannot afford coverage for both me and him," and her husband needs it more.
Millions Fall Through Insurance Net's Holes
Source: Chicago Tribune
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