After my daughter was born disabled, I started researching various insurance options for myself and my husband, in order to keep our monthly payments affordable. Finding a plan that worked for us took some time. I've been seeing a primary care physician for my depression, anxiety, and fibromyalgia for 15 years, so finding just any plan wasn't going work for us.

After a thorough search to make sure all our doctors were covered, we found Coventry Insurance through HealthCare.gov.

Just after purchasing our health care coverage, we realized that our insurance plan did not allow us to see our PCP—even though my doctor and the two hospital emergency rooms in our area were listed on the health exchange website as "covered" under the plan that we selected.

My doctor told us other patients have run into the same issue. While they accept my family's insurance provider, they don't accept our specific plan. Since doctors are a regular part of our life, this is a big problem for us.

It is important that policymakers understand the problems people are having after enrolling in a State Health Exchange program. We are real people, facing real problems. If you are in a similar situation—your state exchange insurance plan isn't covering enough, is too expensive, doesn't let you see the doctors you need, or just doesn't work for you - please SHARE YOUR STORY in the comment section below.

Combining our voices will only make our message to policymakers stronger.

Thank you,

Jennifer