Letter: A real-life story of the ACA’s importance

Letter: A real-life story of the ACA’s importance

Let’s compare my real life experience with ACA to Mr. Gustafson’s “let’s pretend” scenario in his LTE of 12-20-25. Five years short of 65, I was divorced and dropped from my ex’s Tricare insurance. I had and still have a medical condition that was diagnosed early in our 25-year marriage and so it was covered. Once upon a time before ACA, people with pre-existing medical conditions were routinely denied coverage or paid an overly-expensive premiu…