When her father had a stroke, Lucinda Koza had to become his sole caretaker at a young age. With no long-term care insurance policy in place for Americans, Lucinda had to take on a large financial responsibility once her father could not continue working. Once he could no longer afford care, she went into debt …
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Meet Carol, a patient fighting breast cancer. Since she was diagnosed, Carol has been receiving treatment for breast cancer. Her insurance only covers 80% of the cost, and she is unable to work in her current condition. However, the hospital does not consider her to be in a low enough income bracket to offer financial …
Welcome to the fifth episode of #WeTheImmigrants! We The Immigrants is a video series where immigrants share their experiences with health care in the US. We’ve gathered videos from immigrants across New York to discuss their stories about affordability, accessibility, and more. Watch Deirdre’s story below! Deirdre shares her experience working with the Filipino community …
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Meet Matt, a young man working for minimum wage in New Jersey. One day, Matt woke up feeling awful. As the day went on, he felt worse and worse until he found himself unable to get out of bed. A friend carried him out of bed to the hospital, where he was put in a …
Happy Black History Month! This February, we’d like to highlight the Black health care experience. Here to share her story is one of our followers, Sheba Simpson. Scroll down to watch the full video! Sheba discusses two experiences with health care in America as a Black woman. The first one happened when she was about …
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Welcome to the fourth episode of #WeTheImmigrants! We the Immigrants is a video series where immigrants share their experiences with health care in the US. We’ve gathered videos from immigrants across New York to discuss their stories about affordability, accessibility, and more. Watch Ingrid’s story below! Ingrid shares stories from her experience as a clinical …
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Welcome to the third episode of #WeTheImmigrants! We The Immigrants is a video series where immigrants share their experiences with health care in the US. We’ve gathered videos from immigrants across New York to discuss their stories about affordability, accessibility, and more. Watch Navjot’s story below! Navjot shares her story as an immigrant in need …
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Welcome to the second episode of #WeTheImmigrants! We The Immigrants is a video series where immigrants share their experiences with health care in the US. We’ve gathered videos from immigrants across New York to discuss their stories about affordability, accessibility, and more. Watch Amy’s story below! Amy shares her grandmother’s experience receiving health care as …
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Welcome to the second episode of #WeTheImmigrants! We The Immigrants is a video series where immigrants share their experiences with health care in the US. We’ve gathered videos from immigrants across New York to discuss their stories about affordability, accessibility, and more. Watch June’s story below! June shares her experience as an international student receiving …
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Welcome to the fifteenth installment of our #epicenterexperience series! Epicenter Experience is a video series where consumers like you share exactly what it’s like living in NYC during quarantine. We’ve gathered personal stories about how New Yorkers were impacted financially, emotionally, or physically by COVID-19. Watch Edwin’s story below! Edwin shares his experience living in …
