Michelle Obama expresses gratitude for health insurance [Barrier: Cost of Care/Financial Barrier]

In an article entitled How Michelle and Barack Obama dealt with daughter’s very difficult health diagnosis, Michelle Obama discusses when her daughter was 3 months old and was diagnosed with spinal meningitis. She says “She turned out – obviously, as this story ends, she is fine, she’s healthy, she’s a beautiful young lady, but if we hadn’t had insurance, and access to a pediatrician, and access to a hospital where we didn’t have to worry about the cost of care – if we had waited overnight, if we had postponed acting, there’s no telling what the outcome would’ve been.” This statement illuminates her awareness of the challenges people face in the United States who do not have health insurance.