Gratitude Project Day 24

Today, I am thankful for health insurance...
I am thankful that my family has health insurance for the medicines we need or has my husband will say--"better living through chemistry"-- since he got sick in 2011.
And today I was reminded of the fact that we are fortunate to have the health insurance like we do.. it helps offset the costs of his heart medicines or my medicines for my thyroid or our daughter's allergy medicines etc. It helps to offset the bills from office visits or emergencies...
As I go further into owning my own private practice the harder and scarier things get and health insurance it the main one... no health insurance company will offer an individual plan for single person and their family... and pre-existing conditions are another matter ...
Won't it be nice where we didn't have to worry about health insurance.. that people as a whole was able to have insurance without worry or fear... if everyone in society had health insurance as a majority we would be healthier.. we won't have to worry that the next person in the ER isn't paying their bill so may be our taxes won't increase to cover it or may be the check and balance for medicine and procedures would be in place better... because I wonder why life saving medicines like insulin has to cost so much that people are having to chose between a roof over their head or their insulin especially those in their golden years...
So today I am thankful for the fact my family and myself has health insurance and will continue to hope that is the case in the future as life changes and transitions are made..

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