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My first Obamacare experience

As long-time readers will know, I've unfortunately had my share of health issues through my 34 years. It reached a point three years ago where, due to being unable to pay for my insurance for a month, I was dropped by the insurance company. I was then rejected by insurance companies due to preexisting conditions, and it wasn't until January 1st of 2014 when I was finally able to obtain health insurance again, thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibiting insurance companies from rejecting those with preexisting conditions. Fortunately, I hadn't suffered any health setbacks for the past year and a half until just recently, when I sprained my right foot (the insanity beachbody workout is definitely insane). Due to this, I was forced to go to urgent care, tell a doctor about my predicament, get a prescription, and hope it wasn't very costly. While the copay did cost a few bucks, I was prescribed two medications, and it was 100% covered by my insurance. When informing my father about this, he said, "I don't think I've ever experienced a time when I didn't have to pay at least something for the prescriptions." Also, just a day after I went to the doctor's and have been taking my medication, my foot is leaps and bounds better. No, it's not ready to leap or anything quite yet, but it's quite nice to be able to slowly walk again without feeling the need to grunt like Monica Seles and cry like Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels while watching commercials (yes, a Dumb and Dumber reference). So, thanks, Obama, and I actually mean that!
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