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(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n
Denise Johnson works two jobs, but neither of them offers health insurance to part-timers like her. She signed up for a marketplace plan this year, but for routine medical care, Johnson still goes to the free clinic near her Charlottesville, Virginia, home.<\/p>\n
The problem is her plan\u2019s deductible of at least $1,000. She can\u2019t recall the precise figure, but it doesn\u2019t really matter. \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely high,\u201d said Johnson, 58. \u201cWho can afford that?\u201d She struggles to pay her $28 monthly premium.<\/p>\n
By continuing to visit the free clinic where she\u2019s been a patient for a few years, Johnson said she saves hundreds of dollars a year on blood pressure and diuretic medications, her EpiPen and allergy pills. In addition to the drugs, she also sees a primary care doctor every six months at the clinic to keep tabs on her borderline diabetes and an allergist once a year. Read article here…..<\/a><\/p>\n Kaiser Health News\u00a0is\u00a0a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.<\/p>\n
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