A pastor recently diagnosed with cancer, and who is covered under Obamacare, tells a local Iowa reporter that there's "no compassion in the Affordable Care Act."
"Back in January, Pastor Angran was diagnosed with stage three cancer of the esophagus. He had insurance, but because of a previous heart condition, it did not cover the treatments he needed for his cancer. He found that out just minutes before receiving life-saving chemo," says the local reporter.
The pastor says, "One of the workers came and said let me talk to you. And so I went to talk to her. She says that we found out that your insurance does not include chemo."
"Over the past two months, the Angrans have emptied their savings account and racked up $50,000 in debt. They signed up for the Affordable Care Act," says the local reporter, "but found it to be anything but affordable. It will cost the couple more than $800 per month, money they just don't have."
The reporter adds, "As a pastor, Angran has devoted his life to helping others, to being compassionate. He says, 'There's no compassion in the Affordable Care Act.'"
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This article illustrates one of the issues with the affordable act, but more importantly it shows the fundamental failings of the health care industry in this country. Greed and money rules, it is not, and has never been about, providing the necessary care to the patient. Its all about money and that also goes for the affordable care act. Our health care system is bloated and filled with FOR PROFIT greed and until we realize that we will not begin getting any semblance of reasonable health care. You could view this article as one intended to distract people from focusing on the real issues.