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RV park in the red rocks

The route through southern Utah tops our list of most beautiful drives

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Several years ago Ernest Walston was involved in a severe accident that left him disabled with chronic back pain. Through Ernest’s former employer he and his wife Vivian received health insurance benefits, but after almost three years disabled and living off a pension those benefits are about to change.

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State Capitol - Sacramento, CA

California health advocates gathered on the lawn of the state capitol building this week to meet the Cover America Tour and speak out in support of several bills pending in the state legislature to improve health care quality and coverage.

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While in Austin, Texas a few weeks back we sat down with Judith and learned that we aren’t the first ones to travel far and wide for better health care. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, osteoporosis, and mild depression Judith found that the prescriptions she needed were unaffordable even with insurance. This left her with only a few options: forego the medicine entirely, cut the pills in half, or look to other countries for help.

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