Health Care

I am on Medicare Part D [the plan for prescription drug coverage]. I am at risk of dying because I can’t afford my medication. This month, my monthly costs went from $1,500 to $1,800 per month. I am on Social Security Disability Insurance so my total income is $2,000 per month. My plan will pay $2,510 and then will not kick in again until I have paid $4,000 dollars out of pocket. Read More >

My daughter is medically disabled. She has a lot to offer and her limitations are not her major impediment to her contributing to society. Government restrictions are. My daughter has cystic fibrosis, the leading fatal genetic disorder, Crohn's syndrome, and a host of related disorders secondary to her primary diagnosis. During her childhood, we were blessed with assistance in paying her extreme medical costs because she qualified for the Model 200 program that allows severely impacted children in middle-class families to be on Medicaid. This program helped our family survive financially. The assistance in paying her medical costs was vital to both our ability to access the medical care she required and for us to avoid bankruptcy. Read More >

Susie Johnson asked her daughter what she wanted for her 29th birthday. Susie's daughter responded that she wanted a trip to the dentist. Read More >

Ken Connell tells the story of his son's mental illness that eventually drove him to take his own life in a 5 minute video. Read More >

Jack Dorwart tells the story of his two disabled sons and his mixed experience navigating the sometimes onerous and unfair system of disability benefits in a 5 minute video. Read More >