When my father lost his job, my family lost our main source of income. Our spending was drastically cut until my father could find another stable job. Unfortunately, my father never found another stable source of income and he continues working at low-level jobs just to get by. The "budget cuts" in our family were widespread. We cut down on spending and only bought when we needed to. One area where I saw a precipitous drop was our health care. We would go on annual trips to the doctor, dentist, optometrist, and other yearly checkups, but after my father lost his job, we became uninsured and the regular checkups ceased. The monthly premiums and high deductibles that came with health insurance were far too expensive for us to afford. Now …show more content…
Monopolization of the EpiPen industry has skyrocketed their costs to hundreds of dollars. What about people with cancer, diabetes, and even depression, where the yearly cost for medication can exceed tens of thousands of dollars? In one of my health science classes, our teacher revealed to us how much she paid monthly for premiums and deductibles for her health insurance. I vividly recall my classmates' shock at the amount she paid just to ensure her family’s safety. My first-hand knowledge of the condition of American health insurance and my passion for the medical field drives me to find a solution even though an obstacle of such magnitude could take years to surmount. Despite the honorable motives of health care, patients seeking treatment are faced with a convoluted system to navigate through, this being primarily true for those that are financially burdened. In the U.S. in 2016, there were approximately 27-28 million people who did not have health insurance, a majority saying they could not afford it. Before the Affordable Care Act under President Obama, there were an estimated 41 million people without