Medicaid
I Made Six Figures and Never Thought I’d Apply for SNAP — My Husband’s Layoff Changed Everything
Nearly 42 million Americans receive SNAP benefits in a given month, according to USDA Food…
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Medicaid
Disability Benefits Left Her $400 Short Every Month — One Omaha Woman’s Fight to Close the Gap
The conventional wisdom around government disability assistance goes something like this: once you qualify, the…
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He Cosigned a Graduate Loan That Went Into Default. At 35, Hector Nakamura Is Still Paying the Price
What would it cost you to trust the wrong person at the wrong time? Not…
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She Made $72,000 Last Year and Still Couldn’t Afford Her Prescriptions — Estelle Womack’s Coverage Gap Story
What would you do if you made more money than ever before — and still…
Housing
She Was 63, Uninsured, and Convinced Medicaid Was ‘Not for People Like Her’ — Then Her Rent Jumped 30%
Missouri’s Medicaid expansion — known locally as MO HealthNet — has been available to low-income…
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A Pittsburgh Retail Manager Spent 14 Months Uninsured Before Discovering She Qualified for Medicaid All Along
Roughly 25.3 million adults in the United States are currently uninsured, according to KFF’s analysis…
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After Her On-the-Job Injury Claim Was Denied, Janine Mendez Spent 11 Months Figuring Out Medicaid — Here’s What She Learned
In early March of this year, I was half-listening to a Milwaukee AM radio segment…
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Keith Yarbrough Was 65, Broke, and Suspicious of Everyone — What I Learned Listening to His Phone Call at a Gas Station
The pump next to mine was out of order, so I moved my car to…
Medicaid
I Waited 3 Months to Apply for Medicaid After My Husband’s Layoff — That Delay Cost Us More Than I Expected
Have you ever made a financial decision out of pride that you later wished you…
Medicaid
After Her Workers’ Comp Was Denied, This Arkansas Mom Owed $387 a Month in Prescriptions — What Medicaid Said Next Surprised Her
Roughly 29% of American adults say they have skipped filling a prescription because of cost,…