Your member certificate indicates
As in ancient Roman times
Based on heredity, property, wealth
What your out of pocket structure is
Where the perimeter of your coverage lies
And at what point, God forbid
You could be shoved into the Coliseum
Bewildered, untrained and ill equipped
And fed to the exotic beasts of the empire
Renata Dumitrascu lives in De Pere, Wisc. and works in a health insurance call center.
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