Washington State PCIP Stories:

Dusty ‐ Thurston County
Dusty is a 28 year old with lymphoma. When he was 25 he started his own business. In order to save money he chose not to purchase health care insurance ‐ like others of his age, he felt he could take the risk. Six months later he was diagnosed with stage 4a lymphoma. He received treatment and owes over $200,000 in medical bills. He had not been to the doctor in months because he could not afford any treatment that may be recommended and did not want to add to his debt. With the help of PCIP‐WA he is seeing a doctor and receiving the care that he needs. “I’ll be passing my 3‐year remission in July this year,” Dusty said. “The Pre‐existing Condition Insurance Plan lets me get all of my tests and everything is showing that I’m still clear. Life is going really well! My partner and I are expecting a baby in August and we’re excited.”

I hope the Obama campaign keeps working overtime to publicize these stories. There’s probably enough of them out there to cut a new ad every day between now and election day.