June 13, 2011
At the recent meeting of the Catholic Health Association, a series of videos highlighted some of the benefits that accrue from the passage of the Affordable Care Act. One features the story of a family, the Malings, whose daughter was diagnosed with cancer at an early age in which the mother recalls worrying about the fact that this would be a pre-existing condition for the rest of the young girl's life. When the health care reform law passed, the mother said she felt like a huge weight had been lifted from her.
The Maling family video is here and you can click on the links on the Youtube page to see other videos, including the Life Time Achievement awards that were given out at the CHA convention.
