She owed the insurance company a nickel and her insurance was terminated – KFF Health News

Lorena Alvarado Hill is sitting on the edge of the couch. A mural can be seen on the wall behind her.

elizabeth rosenthal Last summer, Lorena Alvarado Hill received a series of unexpected medical bills. Hill, a teacher’s aide in Melbourne, Florida, is a single mother who works shifts at J.Crew on weekends so she can send her daughter to college. Hill’s mother, who lives with her, had an insurance plan through Health First. Hill had … Read more