Alive in Detroit

A young journalist's belief in the Affordable Care Act is tested when his mother has emergency heart surgery but falls in the Medicaid Gap, earning too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford insurance premiums.  

Year: 

2020

Total CPB Investment: 

$10,000

Made Possible by CPB's Investment: 

Shiraz Ahmed
Hamtramck , MI
CAAM Subgrant
$10,000

Topics: 

Politics, Government & Social Activism
Science, Health, Medicine & Natural Environment