Posted on May 2, 2023
'The cancer lottery' meant this Kansas woman qualified for Medicaid, but not her mother
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An early detection program provides breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment to uninsured people. Yet potentially hundreds of other Kansans diagnosed with other types of cancer remain without coverage.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas — Both Stephanie Barr and her mother got cancer.
But different kinds. Because Barr had breast cancer, she qualified for Medicaid coverage — meaning both care and protection from medical bills that could bankrupt her.
“I kind of won the cancer lottery in a way, because I had the right kind of cancer that could qualify me to get this health insurance coverage that I desperately needed to get through this,” Barr said.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas — Both Stephanie Barr and her mother got cancer.
But different kinds. Because Barr had breast cancer, she qualified for Medicaid coverage — meaning both care and protection from medical bills that could bankrupt her.
“I kind of won the cancer lottery in a way, because I had the right kind of cancer that could qualify me to get this health insurance coverage that I desperately needed to get through this,” Barr said.
'The cancer lottery' meant this Kansas woman qualified for Medicaid, but not her mother
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Stephanie Barr was diagnosed with breast cancer and was able to qualify for Medicaid. Her mother died in 2020 from lung cancer, which did not qualify her for Medicaid. An early detection program provides breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment to uninsured people."...
..."Stephanie Barr was diagnosed with breast cancer and was able to qualify for Medicaid. Her mother died in 2020 from lung cancer, which did not qualify her for Medicaid. An early detection program provides breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment to uninsured people."...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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