Liz Linton feels stuck in health insurance limbo. She has policies protecting herself and her husband, but no coverage for her two children. "They pretty much told me I'm out of luck," said Linton. "If something happens, you're responsible for the bill." On December 16th, the Goreville mother met with an enrollment counselor. She discovered her children qualified for the All Kids state program. "I signed up," said Linton. "She told me it would probably be a month or two before we hear anything." However, two months have now stretched into more than four. Her youngest child also came down with a case of bronchitis.
The Medicaid angle isn't working so well. Too many people want free health insurance.
But Mrs. Linton should share some of the blame. Open enrollment started October 1, but she waited until December 16 to start the process.
She rolled the dice and lost.
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