To: KNBC
NBC4: Tell Obamacare success stories like mine!
The Affordable Care Act has been gradually improving the health insurance market since 2010, but too many news outlets are letting a faulty website cast shame on comprehensive health care reform. Please give coverage of the ACA that's truly fair and balanced.
Why is this important?
The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, has been under attack by mainstream media for more than three weeks now. What the media isn't telling you are the millions of success stories like mine. I unexpectedly had the opportunity to retire from my medical practice but lost insurance coverage for my wife, who has asthma and a history of melanoma. I was able to enroll under Covered California within 30 minutes with no extended lapse in insurance coverage. If it weren't for the Affordable Care Act - my wife would not be insurable due to pre-existing conditions even though I'm a physician. The media needs to tell the positives of the Affordable Care Act roll-out as part of responsible journalism.