This article is a collaboration between St. Louis Public Radio and the Belleville News-Democrat.
Jolene Baker’s knees ached with arthritis, she suffered from high blood pressure, and she needed medication for frequent migraines.
The East St. Louis resident’s employer-sponsored health insurance covered less and became more expensive every year she worked at the fast-food seafood restaurant. The 56-year-old’s untreated health problems made it almost impossible to work on her feet all day.
“I was weak. I was sluggish,” Baker said.
She had to quit to find more suitable part-time work, and she lost her health insurance.
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