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The Health Care Reform Bill passed, and I kind of want to put my head down and cry with gratitude.

I will freely admit to not knowing every little detail about this bill, and I am realistic in my expectations of hiccups and issues.

But its hard to be upset about high-income people being taxed and Medicare being cut when I now know that I am going to have health insurance until I am stable enough to buy it for myself.
I'm a poor college student, desperately waiting for pay day so I can buy tampons. This is big news, for me. It's a fact of life for my age group that, if you get sick, you're fucked. You're going to have to pay for a doctor's visit, possible medications, and god forbid if you get injured and need therapy of any kind. Most of us are uninsured because, hell, our parents' coverage stopped when we turned 23 and we sure as hell can't afford to buy our own, yet.

Now I know that I will have health coverage until I am 26. This will give me ample time to get on my own two feet, financially, as opposed to living hand-to-mouth.
I now know that I can't be dropped from my coverage because I get sick.
I now know that my children will be able to get affordable coverage, even if they have preexisting conditions.

Man. This is kind of awesome.