Faces and fears of aging with health care costs
A northern town profile follows Linda Wilson and Steve Pitnick facing Medicare deductions, insurance gaps, and health care access. Linda, 65 in September, relies on Social Security and a Lawrence safety net clinic, while Pitnick, 56, stays uninsured yet blessed by Health Care Access. The piece also notes Paul Halford, a diabetic nanny recently moved to Chicago, and reflects on Affordable Care Act views and personal financial struggles. It closes with a retirement obituary-like vignette.
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Wilson
Mike
Veterans Affairs
Linda
Lawrence
Steve Pitnick
Pitnick
Marilyn
Paul Halford
Baldwin City
Chicago
Kansas
Douglas County
Halford
Uninsured in Douglas County Faces Care Gap and ACA Impact
The Journal-World notes Health Care Access in Lawrence served a record 1,703 uninsured patients in 2008, with gaps widening under the Affordable Care Act. Shelly Wakeman cites about 14,000 uninsured in Douglas County and 61 percent of the clinic’s 2,500 patients in a coverage gap. Kansas officials see limited initial impact, while Medicaid expansion remains uncertain.
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Kansas
Sandy Praeger
Lawrence
Praeger
Wakeman
Doktor Finds Health Insurance Through Bank Job
Anna Doktor and two children regain health coverage through her United States Bank position in Lawrence. A Polish native who once worked part time in a local coffee shop, she still relies on Heartland Community Health Center for care and stresses staying resourceful despite insurance.
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Anna Doktor
Doktor
U.S. Bank
Lawrence
Poland
Signs of Life
Heartland Community Health Center
Farm couple donates grain to cancer efforts
Hutchinson ICP AP reports Reno County farmers Sam and Robin Sanders donated grain to the Cancer Council of Reno County via the Hutchinson Community Foundation. Since February, more than 7000 bushels have been donated to aid Reno County cancer patients, with gifts ranging from 25 to over 100 bushels.
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Hutchinson (Ap
Sam
Robin Sanders
Reno County
Cancer Council of
Hutchinson Community Foundation
Kansas
Mark
Susan Richardson
Nickerson
Sanders
The
Cancer Council
Sanderses
HCF
Aubrey Abbott Patterson
Patterson
Community Foundation
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University of Kansas School of Business
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