Vestal: Obamacare ‘saved farm’

John Hancock, former director of the Spokane Symphony, in 2014. He signed up for coverage under Obamacare not long before having chest pains that led to the discovery that he needed open-heart surgery. (Dan Pelle/SR photo)

John Hancock is keeping a close eye on the Obamacare clock.

Hancock has 14 months until he reaches age 65 and qualifies for Medicare. A self-employed consultant who relies on health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, he wonders if he’ll make it to Medicare before losing his current insurance – or if he’ll return to the ranks of America’s uninsured one last time.

Hancock, the former director of the Spokane Symphony, is trying to remain hopeful that the health care system will be improved and not destroyed.

“The ACA was a first step down the road toward universal health care, not the end of the road,” he said. “I think the ACA was the first bite of the apple that helped me and helped a lot of people”/Shawn Vestal, SR. More here.