Bring four people together at a Wisconsin coffee shop to talk about health care and it doesn’t take long for the conversation to take off.
Lynn Carey shared her story about having a double lung transplant. Kamar Carter spoke from the heart about being a small business owner and paying for health care. Peter Gilbert is on Medicare and spent a lifetime in the insurance business.
Ron Chmill is an insurance agent from the suburbs, a cancer survivor who had a heart attack earlier this year. He’s thankful to be alive, and for his health insurance.
“So far, since January 1st my insurance company has paid $233,000 for me plus my $9,400 deductible,” said Chmill. “Luckily, I had the health insurance.”
The 61-year-old is on his wife’s insurance and worries about his out-of-pocket costs when she retires, and as they wait to sign up for Medicare.
“I will have to …