Voices Institute graduate Helen Hanson had the following published in the Kennebec Journal this week.
I have been following the recent debate surrounding Dirigo. I’m a direct-care worker and help keep elderly folks living in their homes. I don’t make tons of money and have no health insurance through my job.
My husband and I buy our own catastrophic coverage so we won’t lose our house if one of us gets sick. It doesn’t cover much, but I’m healthy. However, I’ve lived with the threat of cancer my whole life. If I were to learn that I might have cancer, I will have to leave my job in search of one with health insurance.
Right now, our state has a shortage of direct-care workers………
