Medicaid expansion hangs in balance as lawmakers tackle $1.6B deficit

Matthew Loucks of Boring, Oregon put off obtaining a diagnosis for his testicular cancer until he couldn ’t walk because he couldn’t afford his insurance deductible. The delay meant Loucks had to undergo multiple surgeries to remove the tumors. He developed thyroid cancer, along with a disease that left him legally blind in one eye. Faced with $130,000 in medical bills he couldn’t afford, Loucks lost his home and declared bankruptcy. As if that wasn’t enough hardship, the father of four…
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