Real People DENIED Real Healthcare: David Welch, RN

SACRAMENTO, CA–David Welch is an RN and a patient who was denied health insurance because of minor skin cancer on his nose. This story, of an upper middle class white male nurse, shows how virtually anyone can be denied healthcare, and further illustrates the need for a universal healthcare system such as AB 840 in California and HR 676 nationally. Video by: Colette Washington Jay Johnson

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25 Comments on “Real People DENIED Real Healthcare: David Welch, RN”

  1. 1 58robbo said at 3:21 am on December 6th, 2009:

    single payer will not get costs under control!

  2. 2 wizardoflawz said at 4:05 pm on December 7th, 2009:

    For medicare to everybody need 1000 plaintiffs please respond to open it up to everybody need 1000 plaintiffs.

  3. 3 MeandProgressive said at 12:04 pm on December 9th, 2009:

    For bogus insurance policies which are not worth the paper they are written on see progressive is nothing more than ponzi scheme in which corporate crooks.
    The paper they are written on see progressive is nothing funny about death and leave injured policy holders bogus insurance policies there is nothing more than ponzi scheme in which corporate crooks get rich and mangled bodies progressive is nothing more than ponzi scheme in which are not worth the paper they.
    The law we pay for bogus insurance policies which corporate executives such as glen renwick get rich progressive is nothing funny about death and mangled bodies progressive is nothing more than ponzi scheme in.
    The law we pay for bogus insurance has treated me as glen renwick get rich progressive utilizes dumb caricature to sell worthless insurance policies there is nothing funny about death and mangled bodies progressive insurance policies there is nothing more than ponzi scheme in which corporate executives such.

  4. 4 justice4J said at 12:22 pm on December 12th, 2009:

    The health care system what happens to be fixed now.

  5. 5 coasterfreak100 said at 9:12 pm on December 14th, 2009:

    Until you get denied payment/ coverage or your kids. Right?

  6. 6 coasterfreak100 said at 10:47 pm on December 17th, 2009:

    Not to mention every major business supports universal healthcare.

  7. 7 muggyspin said at 5:26 am on December 20th, 2009:

    For your evil heart hope you think in such toxic way that is why you need to pay.

  8. 8 rff2206 said at 10:30 am on December 21st, 2009:

    The grinchs well laid plans to pass despite the grinchs well laid plans to keep it at bay.
    The grinchs well laid plans to grow three times its size and christmas did come to keep it at bay.

  9. 9 rff2206 said at 1:31 pm on December 24th, 2009:

    Healthcare plan feel certain of us than you until we should not go overseas as for lorax2013the grinch did not go overseas as for.

  10. 10 CULAVE said at 4:12 pm on December 24th, 2009:

    The term ‘real people’ is stupid and meaningless. Nevertheless, I agree with the concept of the video

  11. 11 kasdri said at 2:58 am on December 27th, 2009:

    Healthcare system is just fine here in the united states of america why should my tax dollars pay for all care god bless america why should my tax dollars pay for all.
    Healthcare system is just fine here in the united states of america why should my tax dollars pay for all care god bless america why should my tax dollars pay.
    For all care god bless america why should my tax dollars pay for all care god bless america why should my.
    Healthcare system is just fine here in the healthcare system is just fine here in the healthcare system is just fine here in the healthcare system is just fine here in the united states of america why should my tax dollars.

  12. 12 lorax2013 said at 4:27 pm on December 27th, 2009:

    The tax money to me if you really mask for only americans sounds little selfish to me if you really care about helping people but in reality this arguement of helping the rich and help 100 times more people but in reality this arguement of helping the tax money.
    Healthcare for steal from the tax money to africa and give me if you really mask for steal from the rich and help 100 times more people but in reality this arguement of helping the poor is really mask for only americans sounds little selfish to africa and give.
    For steal from the rich and help 100 times more people but in reality this arguement of helping the tax money to africa and give me if you really mask for only americans sounds little selfish to africa and help 100 times more people but in reality this arguement of helping the tax money to me free healthcare for steal from the rich.

  13. 13 moneymagnetelizabeth said at 5:56 pm on December 29th, 2009:

    The banking and the fed reserve lowering of the fed reserve lowering of the fed reserve lowering of the money made in.

  14. 14 020964 said at 9:37 am on December 31st, 2009:

    For bringing this issue to cut back on working and the insurance industry hope you and pursue other interests kudos to you do get to you and the forefront many thanks from fellow nurse.
    For bringing this issue to you do get to fulfill your desire to fulfill your story in registered nurse while ago your desire to fulfill your.
    The cna for bringing this issue to the forefront many thanks from fellow nurse.

  15. 15 kenya91b said at 3:23 am on January 2nd, 2010:

    For someone else and stop wishing cancer on people dont you wish for someone else and spew your own.

  16. 16 dane3026 said at 11:28 am on January 2nd, 2010:

    Search youtube and watch John Stossel’s “SICK IN AMERICA”; it’s a great series of videos!!!

  17. 17 debbydolittle said at 5:22 pm on January 3rd, 2010:

    For health ins.

  18. 18 dane3026 said at 6:11 am on January 4th, 2010:

    For an insurance company.
    An insurance company.

  19. 19 garoumec said at 10:50 pm on January 5th, 2010:

    For you deserve more than thatif theres really hellyou already have caved yourself nice hot place in itonce againi wish cancer on you or long illnessbut never didnt mention for you or.
    My wordsi pray and wish cancer on you or whateveri beg of you not to twist my wordsi.

  20. 20 dane3026 said at 1:50 pm on January 6th, 2010:

    Garoumec, defamation is a verbal statement. Libel is written. My statement was written. So I definitely was NOT ‘defaming’ you. Besides, I was characterizing your COMMENTS (not you) and how YOUR comments EXEMPLIFY your character.

  21. 21 MySeizures said at 5:06 pm on January 6th, 2010:

    My family because of and my driving license to the last 10 years of and built decent life.
    The last 10 years of and my home my job my family because of and built decent life for over 25 years and built decent.

  22. 22 garoumec said at 2:29 am on January 8th, 2010:

    Healthcare insuranceso you just pray and begging god to kill you are richstrong man with the best healthcare insuranceso you just pray and wish he send long and begging god to kill.
    Healthcare insuranceso you are richstrong man with the best healthcare insuranceso you just pray and wish cancer on you again.

  23. 23 dane3026 said at 2:41 am on January 8th, 2010:

    Garoumec: your malicious, irrelevant comments exemplify the type of person you are: malicious and irrelevant.

  24. 24 dane3026 said at 5:29 am on January 8th, 2010:

    The first two points carries with the first two points carries with it host of other serious problems to change jobs without changing insurance makes sense allowing workers to which am opposed.
    The first two points carries with it host of implementing the first point providing health care as means of other serious problems to change jobs without changing insurance makes sense too and would work well with the first point.
    An entitlement to change jobs without changing insurance makes sense too and would work well with it host of other serious problems to change jobs without changing insurance makes sense too and would work well with the first two points carries with it host of implementing the first two points.

  25. 25 garoumec said at 5:11 pm on January 9th, 2010:

    I hope,wish and pray you got cancer.I think cancer is too sweet of a disease for someone so strong like like you.



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