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I Spent 8 Months Without Health Insurance After Losing Overtime — Here’s What Finally Worked
Medicaid

I Spent 8 Months Without Health Insurance After Losing Overtime — Here’s What Finally Worked

Estelle Ramos lost overtime pay and health coverage at 59. Florida denied her Medicaid. Here's…

April 8, 2026 • Dr. Eliot Soren Vance
I Waited 3 Months to Apply for Medicaid After My Husband’s Layoff — That Delay Cost Us More Than I Expected
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…

April 2, 2026 • Dr. Eliot Soren Vance
Her COBRA Premium Cost More Than Her Rent. A Waiting Room Conversation Changed Everything
Medicaid

Her COBRA Premium Cost More Than Her Rent. A Waiting Room Conversation Changed Everything

The waiting rooms of Social Security Administration offices have a particular kind of silence —…

April 1, 2026 • Camille Joséphine Archer
Her Health Insurance Premiums Nearly Doubled Running a Barber Shop in Texas — Here Is What the Medicaid Coverage Gap Actually Cost Her
Medicaid

Her Health Insurance Premiums Nearly Doubled Running a Barber Shop in Texas — Here Is What the Medicaid Coverage Gap Actually Cost Her

The morning I met Theresa Pruitt, she was sitting across from me at a corner…

April 1, 2026 • Camille Joséphine Archer
We Earned Too Much for Medicaid Until We Didn’t — One Milwaukee Business Owner’s Story After a Sudden Layoff
Housing

We Earned Too Much for Medicaid Until We Didn’t — One Milwaukee Business Owner’s Story After a Sudden Layoff

The first thing I noticed about Irene Kessler was that she was trying very hard…

March 31, 2026 • Camille Joséphine Archer
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