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"Dreamwidth could not have existed were Maryland not a civilized state. If I hadn't been able to convert my COBRA coverage into the state group health plan, I wouldn't have been able to leave my job with Six Apart. Or if I had, I would have had to pick up another job that offered health insurance benefits. Because Maryland did have that program, I was able to buy decent coverage, with prescription benefits, for $275 or so a month. It was a $1000 deductable yearly before benefits kick in, and July (the month my deductable resets) was always a bit of sticker shock, but having that coverage saved my bacon in more ways than I can count: multiple monthly prescriptions, frequent doctor visits, two surgeries, and an assload of various therapies later, I'm less disabled than I otherwise would have been without being able to treat my disorder. Some days I'm more disabled than others, but on the whole, I'm able to lead a productive life because I can treat the condition I have. -- synecdochic, "what the affordable care act means to me", 2013-10-18