Uninsured Struggles: Jaime's Healthcare Dilemma

“Jaime’s a 27-year-old college graduate who hasn’t been to the doctor since her 11th grade physical” (USA.gov 2). Now acknowledge the fact that Jamie “makes less than $20,000 a year” (USA.gov 2). Like millions of people in the world, Jaime doesn’t have health insurance. “Every time I get sick, I get you know... If it can't be fixed with Advil, NyQuil and a good night's sleep I don't really have a solution for it. Between all of the obligations I already have like utilities and rent and student loan payments, within my budget, there's no way I can afford health care. If something bad happened to me... if I were in an accident or if I developed some kind of serious illness, there's no possible way I could afford it"(USA.gov 2). There is a

Money is one of the reasons why people don’t have health insurance and that is because of their job status. Sometimes, it can take a toll on how we pay for things such as food, clothes, and gas. “Back in 1960, an average of $147 was spent per person on health care in the United States. By 2009, that number had skyrocketed to $8,086” (ObamaCare 3). This clearly shows how expensive it is, but for long term matters, it shows how it could keep climbing. Most people aren’t that clearly informed of what health insurance is. Health insurance is basically the type of insurance that covers and pays for medical and surgical reparations, but only by the people that are insured. So why don’t people have it? According to Sherrie Scott, “People without health insurance often avoid going to the doctor, usually because of the cost of the care.” Yes, the doctor is a scary place, but in order to survive and not live in pain, you have to go to the doctor, which then leads to expensive doctor bills. This is where health insurance would come into

regardless of their work status and financial situations. This important because having health care can protect you from many tough situations like Jamie has faced. The two reasons why people don’t have health care, benefits of health care, and obstacles for having health care are some of the things people think about when they go through with Health insurance, but many Americans should look past this as if they should think they are going to get care if they need it. I know I don’t pay the bills in the family, but I believe it’s important to know what exactly it covers and what will happen. Everyone should have health insurance because of the overall fear of not knowing what might happen to