Dear Senator,
I grew up in Stamford, CT but now live in Toronto. I still vote in CT elections as a Democrat abroad. Having lived under both systems of health care I can certainly vouch for our Canadian system. I have lived through cancer and can say that I not only got the best possible care here in Toronto but it cost me not one cent. On the other hand I have seen my father's last illnesses practically bankrupt my family in spite of their carrying health insurance. This has made my mother's old age more precarious and fraught with fear that she too would become ill and not be able to afford the necessary care. My brother has had a transplant. He can no longer get proper insurance because of that. What kind of government cares so little for the health of its people? I hope you will do the right thing-- as I remember you from our high school and our shul-- and support a public option. And at the end of the day we need a bill that will deliver affordable, universal and accessible health care for all our U.S. citizens - not a filibuster to close down reforms.
All the best to you and your family,
GSR
I grew up in Stamford, CT but now live in Toronto. I still vote in CT elections as a Democrat abroad. Having lived under both systems of health care I can certainly vouch for our Canadian system. I have lived through cancer and can say that I not only got the best possible care here in Toronto but it cost me not one cent. On the other hand I have seen my father's last illnesses practically bankrupt my family in spite of their carrying health insurance. This has made my mother's old age more precarious and fraught with fear that she too would become ill and not be able to afford the necessary care. My brother has had a transplant. He can no longer get proper insurance because of that. What kind of government cares so little for the health of its people? I hope you will do the right thing-- as I remember you from our high school and our shul-- and support a public option. And at the end of the day we need a bill that will deliver affordable, universal and accessible health care for all our U.S. citizens - not a filibuster to close down reforms.
All the best to you and your family,
GSR
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