I was browsing the NPR Blog this morning and came across a post that really made me think about the
skyrocketing costs of health care and how bad things have really gotten
in the United States. The post, titled " Health Benefits as Booty Call,"
is about a video that shows a very attractive woman trying to score
herself a quality man with health care benefits. She has a variety of
medical issues and needs to find a man who can provide her with nothing
besides quality, affordable health insurance!
So
as I' m watching the video, I started thinking about all of the reasons
people with celiac disease need comprehensive health care benefits for
life. We need annual checkups with our primary care doctors. We need
annual antibody tests to make sure we' re successfully following the
gluten-free diet. We need routine bone density screenings to make sure
our bones are getting the nutrients they need to remain strong and
recover from all of the years of being deprived essential vitamins and
minerals.
So,
watch the video and if you don' t already have health insurance or if
you don' t like the coverage you currently have, take action! Visit the American Celiac Disease Alliance or Health Care for America Now to see all of the ways to get involved with the health care reform
process and write letters to your Members of Congress urging them to
pass quality, affordable health care in 2009. There are measures on the
table that will truly help everyone with celiac disease live a
healthier life including legislation that will ban insurance companies
from denying coverage for people with pre-existing and chronic
conditions. And, if you' re too lazy to write a letter, then maybe you
should try to find a significant other that can share their benefits!
I was browsing the NPR Blog this morning and came across a post that really made me think about the skyrocketing costs of health care and how bad things have really gotten in the United States. The post, titled " Health Benefits as Booty Call," is about a video that shows a very attractive woman trying to score herself a quality man with health care benefits. She has a variety of medical issues and needs to find a man who can provide her with nothing besides quality, affordable health insurance!
So as I' m watching the video, I started thinking about all of the reasons people with celiac disease need comprehensive health care benefits for life. We need annual checkups with our primary care doctors. We need annual antibody tests to make sure we' re successfully following the gluten-free diet. We need routine bone density screenings to make sure our bones are getting the nutrients they need to remain strong and recover from all of the years of being deprived essential vitamins and minerals.
So, watch the video and if you don' t already have health insurance or if you don' t like the coverage you currently have, take action! Visit the American Celiac Disease Alliance or Health Care for America Now to see all of the ways to get involved with the health care reform process and write letters to your Members of Congress urging them to pass quality, affordable health care in 2009. There are measures on the table that will truly help everyone with celiac disease live a healthier life including legislation that will ban insurance companies from denying coverage for people with pre-existing and chronic conditions. And, if you' re too lazy to write a letter, then maybe you should try to find a significant other that can share their benefits!