So many 'lucky' to have health care

I work for a company that provides medical insurance as part of my benefits package. The premiums go up incrementally, but have remained at a level that I can afford.

I'm lucky. Many good people work just as hard as I do and are not lucky. Yes, luck. That's what it boils down to most of the time. If you're lucky enough to go to work for a company that offers insurance, and you're lucky enough to have that company still offering insurance, and you're lucky enough to afford the ever-increasing premiums, then you are pretty darn lucky.

Congress needs to pass meaningful health care/insurance reform so that people don't have to be lucky to avoid bankruptcy and poor health outcomes from being uninsured or underinsured. Rep. Roskam, are you listening?

Katherine Doyle

Glendale Heights