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Tell the Governor Your California Health Care Story

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Have you or a family member suffered due to health care costs or were denied coverage entirely? Are you in a situation where you can not offer your employees health insurance or are forced to stay in your current job because you simply can't give up health care coverage? Governor Schwarzenegger would like to know more about the difficulties individual Californians face and what is most important to you for fixing our broken health care system. Additionally, please consider sharing your health care story with others on this website.
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Share My Story Yes, I would like to share my story by having it appear on this website.
By checking the above "Share My Story" box the information that you submit ("Your Story," "Name," and "City,") may be posted on Governor's website and disseminated in other ways. If you want to communicate a confidential message to the Governor's Office, do not use this page, but instead submit an email at http://gov.ca.gov/interact#email.
Contact Me Yes, you may contact me to learn more about my health care story at the following email address and phone number:
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There is Widespread Support for Reform

81% of voters agree with the statement "it should be public policy that government guarantee that all Californians have access to affordable health care insurance or other health care coverage."

Source: Field Poll, "California Voter Views of the Health Care System (Part 1 of 2)," January 3, 2007.

Over 75 percent of those filing medical-related bankruptcies had health insurance at the onset of their illness. Recent studies have found that nearly half of all personal bankruptcies in the US are related to medical causes, that those facing bankruptcy due to medical costs face average out-of-pocket costs of nearly $12,000, and that over 75 percent have health insurance at the onset of their illness.

All Californian's are Hurt by our Broken Health Care System

Every insured Californian pays a "hidden tax" in the form of higher premiums to subsidize health care for those who can't, or won't get health insurance.