Mike Smith counts himself as lucky. When, at 21, he discovered a golf ball-sized tumor on his neck, he had health coverage and a support system to back him up.
“I was lucky because it was only stage 2A when I was diagnosed,” said Smith, now 35. “I was lucky that my mom worked a job that provided good quality health insurance. Otherwise, I’d still be crawling out of the nearly million dollars in medical care needed to keep me alive. But we shouldn’t leave the health and the financial fate of our family, friends and neighbors to luck.”
Two insurance companies were called out over rate hikes they’ve requested for next year. On Monday, people got the chance to sound off at a Connecticut.
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