In a bit of a twist of events this week, I wanted my latest blog to highlight one of the most frustrating and dehumanizing aspects of the healthcare system: the fight to
To succeed as a patient in America, you cannot afford to be passive. Today Kate has a conversation with June and her husband Kenny who have been actively self advocating ever since
In this installment of Kate Across America, Kate speaks with Lori Long of California. Lori has been disabled since childhood. The Social Security Administration is penalizing her for marrying her non-disabled fiance.
We experience medical discrimination all the time. Maybe its because of your age, gender, race, education level – there’s so many ways. For Darnell, he experienced medical discrimination based on his lack
Kate “Across America” Pecora interviewed Rebecca Wood from Virginia (though of late from Massachusettes). Rebecca’s daughter, Charlie, was born dramatically underweight. The healthcare costs the family face, have led Rebecca to advocate
Claudia Merandi of Rhode Island is author of “Crohn’s: The Other C Word” and Founder of “Don’t Punish Pain Rally”. She and Kate Pecora of Kate Across America discuss the vilification of
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