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No Insurance, Broken Car, and $0 Savings: How One Kansas City Woman Finally Qualified for Medicaid at 52
Most people assume that if you have a job — even a modest one —…
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I Thought Medicaid Was Only for People Who Had Nothing — A San Jose Dad Proved Me Wrong
The conventional wisdom around Medicaid goes something like this: it’s a last resort, a program…
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I Earned Too Much for SNAP — But This Tucson Foreman’s Story Reveals Who Falls Through the Cracks
What does it mean to make too much money to ask for help? When a…
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Glenn Rollins Thought He Made Too Much for Food Stamps. His SNAP Application Told a Different Story
The folding chairs in the church basement were still warm from the last meeting when…
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She Took Out Graduate School Loans at 50 — Now at 65, Brittany Yarbrough Is Still Waiting for the System to Help
The conventional wisdom about student loan debt frames it as a young person’s problem —…
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Freelance Income Dropping, Child Support Missing, and $67,000 in Student Loans: One Boise Designer’s Fight to Stay Afloat
The Boise Public Library was hosting a Medicare open enrollment event on a gray Tuesday…
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She Earned Too Much to Qualify — Until a Denied Workers’ Comp Claim Changed Everything About Her SNAP Eligibility
Have you ever been one unexpected event away from needing help you never thought you’d…
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She Earned Too Much to Ask for Help — Until a Denied Workers’ Comp Claim Left This Arizona Family Scrambling for SNAP
The pharmacy line at a Walgreens off Oracle Road in Tucson wasn’t moving. I was…
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Texas Bans SNAP Candy and Soda Purchases April 1 — One Son’s Story Shows Who Actually Bears the Cost of These Restrictions
The Omaha Public Library was warm against a raw March afternoon when Kevin O’Brien slid…
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She Was a Freelancer With Stolen Credit and a Garnishment Notice — What Happened When She Applied for SNAP
Most people assume the government benefits system is a last resort for people who never…