The Epilepsy Network (TEN) / News / Woman with epilepsy separates from husband of 33 years to keep health insurance lost to Obamacare-Medicaid coverage gap
A Tennessee couple among the 100,000-plus people in the state left uninsured because of a gap left by Obamacare and Medicaid have separated in order to stay covered.
Linda and Larry Drain of Maryville have moved apart because couples whose household makes less than $15,510 don’t qualify for Affordable Care Act subsidies and Tennessee, like most Southern states, has refused to expand Medicaid to fill in the gap.
Debilitated by epilepsy and dependent on pricey medications, going uninsured is not an option for Linda. Now staying healthy means not getting to see her husband of 33 years every day.
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