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Today is the 9th anniversary of the passage of the #ACA.
Every day from the day I showed up in the Obama Administration I would read people’s emails and letters about how their lives had changed. 1/
Every day from the day I showed up in the Obama Administration I would read people’s emails and letters about how their lives had changed. 1/
I remember listening to a call center rep walking a woman in Virginia through how much insurance would cost her family.
She was 60, worked two jobs, & had 3 dependents. She was shocked when she heard she could afford insurance for the first time in her life. 2/
She was 60, worked two jobs, & had 3 dependents. She was shocked when she heard she could afford insurance for the first time in her life. 2/
When the phone call was almost done she sheepishly asked if it was possible to get dental insurance. It was only a few more $ per month, but the woman didn’t have it. She bought it for her grown son only as a birthday present. 3/
