A Washington Post article recently told the story of a mother in Eastern Kentucky who showed up at a small clinic without health insurance and frantic over her 4-year-old daughter’s 103-degree fever and mysterious pain.
Stories about poor health and the hurdles in receiving health care have been common throughout Kentucky’s history. But today’s stories often end dramatically differently than those in the past. Thanks to the state’s wise embrace of the Affordable Care Act, the Washington Post reported on the ease the mother experienced in quickly receiving a WellCare card and a diagnosis and treatment for her daughter.
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