Herald News reporter Betsy Querna chronicles the experiences of the medically uninsured in northern New Jersey to show how a lack of health insurance reaches into every community and affects us all. Editor's note: Betsy Querna has left the Herald News. The current health reporter is Suzanne Travers.
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Seeking solutions
Will a cure be found for America's health care woes?
It can happen to anyone. Most of us are just a layoff, a divorce or a pay raise away from losing health insurance.
Health care, with borders
Fear of getting sick pervades lives of undocumented immigrants
For the estimated 8 million undocumented
and uninsured immigrants
in the United States, the
lack of health coverage is only the
beginning of the problem.
- Story
- Profile:
Beatriz
Beatriz, an undocumented immigrant, found it difficult to obtain
health care when she developed cancer.
Stuck in the middle
Number of middle-class uninsured is rising
Health insurance coverage, once a pillar of middle-class life, is eroding.
- Story
- Profile:
Patricia Carley
Patricia Carley decided against paying for health insurance and ended up suffering after an accident left her with numerous bills.
Left to fend for themselves
System works against young adults
When children turn 19, they become adults in the eyes of health insurers and many lose the coverage they had under their parents' health insurance plans.
Cost of doing business
Self-employed means self-insured
It's the dream of cubicle rats everywhere: giving up the shackles of a corporate job to start their own businesses. Sadly, that dream doesn't come with health insurance.
- Story
- Profile:
Tommy Silva
Tommy Silva makes too much money to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford insurance through a private provider.
Uninsured in North Jersey
Lack of health insurance is everyone's problem
In New Jersey, there are more than 1.3 million people who are uninsured.
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