Okay, DD readers, I admit Im a bit of a crier, but I dont think you could read this months View from the Andes and not be affected, if not a little teary.
Contributing Editor Karrie Andes writes with love and insight about her mother and stepfather and their fight to maintain adequate insurance coverage.
Being a vet, my stepfather will always need health care. He doesn't smoke or drink. He isn't overweight. He's active and eats well. He doesn't drain his health care plan or overuse services. He simply takes his medications and knows he has several outpatient tests that he's going to need on an annual basis, Andes writes.
I cringe each time his open enrollment period comes up. My parents call and ask for my advice. Each year, the premiums go up, the deductibles and copays go up, and their spirits go down.
