There are a lot of cracks in our 'system' and it seems that we are all averting cracks as we go through our lives...most of us stay out for most of the time, but being the imperfect 'system' that it is those of us who do fall through the cracks do so at the most inopportune time.
I spent the time that we were in Oregon working with the system; filling out paperwork, proving that we didn't work and didn't earn money, standing in lines and waiting on hold for calls I made and calls I received, watching an hour long video on nutrition to get a $10 fruit and vegetable voucher...and so on. Now that we are in Utah and contributing to society (well, at least Jake is at this point- hopefully I will be soon) we've been kicked out of the system. Not only are we not allowed to take back some of what we've put in from all of our years working but we're also denied to be let back into the working people's club (by not being able to get insurance since pregnancy is a pre-existing condition). So, to sum things up, we were rewarded...no, let me rephrase that...rewarded handsomely for being unemployed and living off the gainful employment of others, but the moment we were able to jump back into the 'gainfully employed' sector every one brushed their hands of us making it well known that we were no longer their responsibility. Now, I'm not saying that we should still remain covered under medicaid for all of our medical expenses or that some insurance company should welcome us with open arms...but it seems like there should be something out there that is available to those who fall in the cracks. As was stated repeatedly during the debate, healthcare is not a political issue, it is a moral one...
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