Will Wilson

Wilson, 58, was diagnosed with <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="HEDAI000003" title="AIDS" href="/topic/health/diseases-illnesses/aids-HEDAI000003.topic">AIDS</a> a decade ago. At the time, he had health insurance, but it didn’t cover all of the medication and services he needed. He eventually went into bankruptcy to the tune of $200,000. "I literally cried when the Affordable Care Act passed," he said last week.

( José M. Osorio, Chicago Tribune / June 20, 2012 )

Wilson, 58, was diagnosed with AIDS a decade ago. At the time, he had health insurance, but it didn’t cover all of the medication and services he needed. He eventually went into bankruptcy to the tune of $200,000. "I literally cried when the Affordable Care Act passed," he said last week.

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