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Unable to pay for mental health prescription(s) (last 3 months)
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"My mental wellbeing has definitely been impacted because I should be able to get healthy regardless of my ability to pay. And when I can't pay for treatment, my mental health suffers a lot."
Kathryn T., 38, SC 
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"If you want access to healthcare, you are going to have to give up parts of these other things you had planned your entire adult life for. You just have to give them up."
Patricia B., 70, LA 
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"The funds I don't believe will be available for older individuals would be Medicare and Medicaid. I think the system is on its last legs."
Sheila N., 64, IL 
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