I just finished reading this post over on Momocrats. To say that my blood is boiling would be an understatement.

It's no surprise to people with diabetes (or those who carry insurance for said people) that insurance companies make you jump thru hoops for test strips and doctor's visits. My daughter's endocrinologist is no longer covered by either of the health plans we will have at my husband's new job. I'm not sure what we're going to do about that. I certainly can't afford to pay out of pocket for that. Do we switch and only go to Joslin once a year? Olivia loves her endocrinologist. She does not want to switch, but she's not the one footing the bill - my husband and I are and we can't afford the out-of-pocket cost.

But this woman, and millions like her, are in even worse shape. I can't even imagine not having health insurance for Olivia. The thought chills me to the bone. I get frantic just thinking about it. I can't fathom what this woman is feeling as she looks at her child.

I think it everyone, whether they have some chronic condition or not, should be incensed over the current state of health care coverage in this country. The system we have now sucks, plain and simple. When 46 million people don't have health insurance, something is seriously, deeply wrong. When the president says the country doesn't have the money to fund SCHIP yet manages to come up with the funds for a long, and in my opinion, wrong war, something is deeply wrong. When people aren't just furious about this situation, something is deeply, deeply wrong.