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I graduated college, and a couple of my friends and I, we decided to do
one of these obstacle courses up in Lake Geneva. And I jumped at the chance, you know why not? What's the harm?
And it so happens that it was one of the coldest days,
and it was snowing, and you have to trek like logs through water, and climb
up obstacle courses. I mean it's...it was pretty brutal.
The funny part is, my dad told me not to do it because I don't have any health insurance,
and I would get sick, and bills would mount, and
so happens that he was right.
I'm Eric, I'm 26, and I'm enrolled in health insurance because of the Affordable Care Act.
I saw my doctor, I got a little medicine bottle,
you know took it. Within like 24 hours, I was fine, back at work.
And then I got my first bill, which was the doctor bill.
I got another bill, like two weeks later, which was my ER (Emergency Room) bill.
When I got those two bills, you know totaling $1,500 to $2,000.
Luckily it was just a cough, and I didn't break a bone or something worse,
because being part-time with no insurance these bills could have been
you know $15,000, $25,000, or $30,000.
And being, you know 26, I would've had to enter medical debts.
I went through a Navigator over the phone,
you know did the application, and then that day
I had options of insurance, and I picked one,
and it was surprisingly very simple.
I got covered, and I have a plan, and then within a couple days
my insurance provider sent me the card
and with the information, and then I sent a check, and I'm covered!
It's amazing. It feels really good to have that card in my wallet. It feels good.
Well with the money that I'll be saving for, you know, medical bills
I can easily put towards a car, an apartment,
even savings, you know, would be great.
Since I've been covered, I've been telling my friends
it's just as easy as picking up the phone,
and filling out the application, just like we're all applying for jobs. It's that simple.