Jerry of Hendersonville, Tennessee writes: I’ve lived in Nashville since 1979 after growing up in PA and living in NYC and working as a musician. I moved to Hendersonville from NYC because as an independent musician with no steady paycheck, it was too expensive to live there. Nashville was a logical choice because of the…
Andy of Nashville, Tennessee writes: I was working for a publishing company in Silicon Valley, CA who provided great health insurance benefits. That company was sold to another publisher in November of this year. We knew this sale was coming and I had to make some tough decisions. As a result of this sale, my insurance…
Robert of Knoxville, Tennessee writes: I’ve lived in Knoxville all my life. I was always an honors student, I earned my blackbelt in karate, and I am an Eagle Scout. I was very involved with my school in high school, I was the lead in one of our theatre productions and I was homecoming king.…
Suzanne of Pinellas Park, writes: Grew up in a middle class family and had healthcare. Moved to Nashville in ’06 to pursue music. Got a record contract with Warner and built a successful music career. Struggled with drug and alcohol addiction problems which led to bad choices and some not so great health problems as…
Megan of Washington, writes: In March 2012, I was working as a middle school teacher in central California when I found out I would be getting laid off at the end of the school year. Since I was unlikely to find another teaching job (there was still quite a shortage of open teaching positions at…
Scott of Nashville, TN writes: In 2000, I had CIGNA health insurance. My premium was $10,000 a year. I was self-employed. CIGNA took care of prescriptions and doctor’s visits. But in 2008 our premium rose to $18,000 a year with a $5,000 deducible. But if we went in the hospital, we would have to pay a $27,000 deducible.…
melissa of knoxville, writes: I am a 45 year old woman living in Knoxville, who has Multiple Sclerosis. My MS was diagnosed 11 years ago, after a hospital stay that totaled $38,000. Luckily, I had insurance at the time, but quickly realized I would never have the luxury of not having health insurance. MS hits…
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