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I appreciate Senator Wyden raising the point that health care availability in the United States is a moral dilemma. I believe strongly that a nation should take care of its citizens. I currently do not have health care...my COBRA just expired and I was denied individual insurance because of a pre-existing condition that I will always have (scoliosis). I am relatively young (32), healthy (non-smoker, no major family health problems, light drinker, healthy weight, etc.), highly educated (master's degree) woman who happens to be unemployed. I'm working on getting health care through OHP because I made it into the lottery. Who, in our society, can say that we should deny people access to health care because of their employment status - who, in our society, can say that they will never need government provided services. I certainly never thought I would be applying for OHP.

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