THEIR RULES, OUR PAIN
Real stories of people trampled by the insurance companies
“I got my health insurance through my union, the Director's Guild of America, for a decade while I worked on TV shows. When the shows finally got canceled, I switched over to directing TV movies, many of which are now being shot non-union in Bulgaria and Romania. As soon as I was working non-union, and for far less pay, my health insurance was canceled. I went three years paying $350 for insurance through the National Association for the Self-employed, and when I finally needed to use it, it covered nothing. I canceled that and have gone the past two years without a job or health insurance. Finally, at age 50, my mother is now paying for my health insurance.”
Learn more about how insurance companies can trick people into paying for bad coverage in this week's Foul Play.
Read other stories in the "Their Rules, Our Pain" archive.
LATEST SCORECARD
Fifty-eight percent of primary care doctors in the U.S. report their patients often have difficulty paying for medications and care, and half of U.S. doctors spend substantial time dealing with restrictions insurance companies place on their patients’ care, according to the 2009 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey.
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Families saw their premiums for job-based health insurance rise to an average of $13,375 annually in 2009, with workers paying an average share of $3,515 and employers paying $9,860.
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