Nichelle, Jackson County
Nichelle lives with her husband and three children in the Kansas City area, where she works for a heating and …
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L.M., Jasper County
L.M., a 14-year-old in Joplin, depends on Medicaid for her health care. Her parents are uninsured and their low-income status …
Bridget, Springfield
“I’m afraid one of these years I’m going to get a state ophthalmologist who won’t even accept my appeal.”
Steve, St. Louis
Steve, a 53-year-old St. Louis resident, became a quadriplegic due to a motorcycle accident at the age of 20. He …
Destiny, Joplin
Destiny is a 22-year-old full-time student in Joplin who has been without health insurance since 2015. Growing up in a …
Heather, Joplin
Heather is a 28-year-old in Joplin who works part-time as a server and full-time as her mom’s unpaid Direct Representative …
Brittany, Joplin
Brittany is 23 and lives in Joplin, where she attends college full-time and works part-time as an educator at a …
Amber, Fair Grove
Amber is a 30-year-old mother of two from Fair Grove, MO, which is located 10 miles north of Springfield. She …
Karen, Palmyra
Karen is currently a preschool teacher’s aide and mother of two sons from Palmyra, MO. 17 years ago, Karen was …
Daniel, Joplin
Daniel works as a Bar Manager and Consultant at a locally-owned cocktail lounge in Joplin. Although Daniel enjoys his work, …