Kansas Stories : Page 10

Kansas Stories: Risse Zimmerman

“You need to take care of your people in the gap. I think there needs to be something for them that they can afford. I mean that’s your middle class workers. Those are your single moms that are working their butt off trying to stay out of the system to take care of their families, […]

Topics: All Consumer Stories, Medical Debt Stories

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Kansas Stories: Sarina LeMay-Smith

Late last year, Sarina was laid off from her job at Via Christi Ascension in Wichita, which meant that her family lost their health insurance coverage. Thoughts about what could happen, both physically and financially, crossed her mind as a mother of six and someone with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Her immunosuppressant medication cost several […]

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Kansas Stories: Amy Houston

Amy Houston of Mulvane is a small-business owner and mother of four who is in the coverage gap. She loves living in Kansas, but fears she might have to move out of state because of her need for health insurance. Amy was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2009 and began her treatments the following year. […]

Topics: All Consumer Stories, Cancer Stories, Medical Debt Stories, Small Business Stories

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