The father whose 3 jobs don't include benefits, who refuses my advice that he be hospitalized because he can't miss a day or he will fall behind on rent...
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I presume lots of people have the image of the free-riding, lazy Medicaid patient. I don't know that patient. Here's who I know...
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The young woman who gave up her job to care for her disabled brother and elderly parents full time...
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The man who stops by triage not to check in, but to share with us (beaming) that he is 1 year abstinent from heroin, on medically assisted treatment, and thriving...
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The mother, still stunned from the sudden death of her husband, struggling to care for 3 young kids alone and return to the workforce (and who expresses guilt for taking the time to attend to her own needs)...
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The veteran (~1 in 10 are on Medicaid) with combat-related conditions, including PTSD, that will be devastating with a lapse in care...
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I know the mom who runs her own business development firm and is also in school for her graduate degree (among many, many other hard working folks).
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A single mother with 3 children and 3 PT jobs. She is my hero. And counts on Medicaid otherwise her kids will not have medical care.
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Literally describes all my patients.
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The mom of two who works hard but is not offered health insurance through her job, and was left deep in debt and with terrible credit because her late husband went broke paying medical bills.
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