Unable to work after being shot at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade in February, Jacob Gooch Sr. initially received short-term disability payments. But that assistance abruptly stopped in May when he started seeing a new doctor who was in network with his health insurance. The issue was resolved in June and he was expecting back pay soon. Photo Credit: Christopher Smith/KFF Health News
By Peggy Lowe and Bram Sable-Smith KFF Health News Abigail Arellano keeps her son Samuel’s medical bills in a blue folder in a cabinet above…
