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A Tampa Security Guard Had No Health Insurance for 3 Years — Then He Discovered What He Qualified For
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A Tampa Security Guard Had No Health Insurance for 3 Years — Then He Discovered What He Qualified For

Raymond Becerra went 3 years uninsured on a security guard's salary. His story reveals what…

April 8, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
She Flew for 30 Years With No Employer Health Insurance — Then Medicare’s Hidden Costs Hit Her All at Once
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She Flew for 30 Years With No Employer Health Insurance — Then Medicare’s Hidden Costs Hit Her All at Once

Marlene Matsuda flew for 30 years with no employer health insurance. At 65, Medicare's IRMAA…

April 8, 2026 • Dr. Eliot Soren Vance
He Runs Into Burning Buildings for a Living — Getting Health Insurance Without an Employer Was the Fight He Wasn’t Prepared For
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He Runs Into Burning Buildings for a Living — Getting Health Insurance Without an Employer Was the Fight He Wasn’t Prepared For

A 28-year-old widowed firefighter in Omaha had no employer health insurance and an identity stolen.…

April 8, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
No Coverage at Work, a Defaulted Cosigned Loan, and a Kid Starting College: One Miami Custodian’s Financial Tightrope
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No Coverage at Work, a Defaulted Cosigned Loan, and a Kid Starting College: One Miami Custodian’s Financial Tightrope

The ACA special enrollment window is one of the least-publicized lifelines in American health coverage…

April 7, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
No Employer Insurance, a Special Needs Child, and a 30% Rent Hike: One Richmond Family’s Fight to Stay Covered
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No Employer Insurance, a Special Needs Child, and a 30% Rent Hike: One Richmond Family’s Fight to Stay Covered

The open enrollment window for Virginia Medicaid redeterminations closed on March 31, 2026 — a…

April 7, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
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