+1000 to Jimmy Kimmel.
Before 2014, if you were born with congenital heart disease, like my son was, there was a good chance you’d never be able to get health insurance because you had a preexisting condition…
If your parents didn’t have medical insurance, you might not live long enough to even get denied because of a preexisting condition. Babies shouldn’t die when surgery can save them.. It shouldn’t matter how much money you make.
His comments on health reform and preexisting conditions are here. His newborn son’s heartwarming story is below. My favorite line is simple: “We need to take care of each other.”