Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

I, too, am a single payer advocate. I lived in Europe for years and enjoyed universal care and traveled extensively in the 70s in countries that were "behind the curtain". The two are not the same. The people who are afraid of "socialism" when one speaks of government responsibility for its citizens apparently don't get it.

It seems that there are two options for me at this point - a state program (and I don't really trust my state) and a federal one that resulted from the Health Care Law. I am hoping that I will be able to find some coverage for this bridge period because I don't want to twist in the wind and I don't want to stiff some hospital that is obliged to treat me. Somebody has to pay the bill if there is one. I probably won't be able to do it if something bad happens. I feel that figuring out some provision is the responsible thing to do.

To your comment: my employer will do just that - pay half of whatever insurance is found. They are not yet aware of my uninsurable status but I don't think it will matter. They assured me that they would be willing to pay more for my policy because of my age before I took the job. Thanks for your comment.