Uninsured In Texas, Then And Now.
A sociologist chronicles how uninsurance and health reform have affected one Texas family for over a decade.
Susan Sered (ssered@suffolk.edu) is a professor of sociology at Suffolk University, in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the coauthor, with Rushika Fernandopulle, of Uninsured in America: Life and Death in the Land of Opportunity (University of California Press, 2005). The names of Luis, Daniela, and their children were changed in this essay to protect their privacy. The author thanks the women of ARISE for their insights and assistance in the Valley. In particular, she thanks Ramona Casas for hosting her so graciously. She also thanks Maria Luisa Urdaneta and Edith Silvas for their support and help throughout this project.
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Access To Care; Affordable Care Act; Coverage Gap