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Americans are finding the cost of health insurance increasing, so that the need for affordable health care is on the rise. Companies are using rising premiums and tighter financial budgets to reduce the level of health care available to their employees.

They informed everyone that owing to the increasing cost of providing health care, they were going to use a new, less expensive provider.

To make the system fair to everyone, the health care provider would need to change. I suppose some people are better off and perhaps I should not sound ungrateful. The problem is that in an effort to find a less expensive insurance, having my husband and daughter on the policy is now costing twice the amount it did before. So basically in order for all the employees to benefit where I work, I have to pay double but my pay remains the same so I am actually taking home less.

OK, so my health care is still respectable but the new company that we have is not as good as our previous. For many of us, higher out of pocket expenses and less in our paychecks is the only result of this pursuit of an affordable health care plan. I know this because my old plan paid all of my hospital expenses when I had my little girl just over 4 years ago. I sat and worked out the cost of this new plan and if I were to stay in hospital now and have a baby it would cost around 4,000 dollars out of my own pocket.

This figure does not take into account additional amounts I must pay out of my salary. Affordable health care options are becoming more widely available because there is a desperate need for them. Options now exist for people that are not supplied with a health provision where they work, and now single mothers have access to plans which they can join; some people can even have free health care. In principle, these plans are a good thing but there are always those that misuse it making the situation difficult for genuine cases.

For many people desperately trying to improve their situation these affordable health care plans are a life-line but to others they are just an easy option. Sometimes it is hard because your conscience says you should help but you know that many people that do not deserve help will benefit and the taxpayer is the one who pays. It is true to say that my employer is very happy because he found distinct benefits to finding a different health plan program. Having a reduced income seems to be the result of these work changes with only the company truly benefiting. Providing health care which is affordable for Americans needs to be dealt with sooner rather than later.