Showing posts with label Martin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Martin. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Martin in Harrisonville, Pennsylvania


Martin in Harrisonville, Pennsylvania
Originally uploaded by walk4healthcare

Martin has been out-of-work since last year. “Obviously I have no insurance,” he said. He has insulin-dependent diabetes and gets some healthcare through the Pennsylvania ACCESS card. He explained that, “If I go back to work, however, I’ll lose my medical care.”

“That's a disincentive to work,” I said.

“Sure is … I need to stay under twenty hours a week to get medical care. If I work more, there’s no job, no way I could pay for the healthcare and medicines. I can’t just drop the insulin.”