Thaum cev xeeb tub nrog nws tus menyuam thib ob, Renee Appelmans (Hloov lub npe los tiv thaiv tus neeg siv khoom ntiag tug) siv plaub hnub hauv Tsev Kho Mob University vim muaj mob. Thaum tso tawm, nws tau sim teem sijhawm teem sijhawm taug qab tab sis pom tias nws qhov Medicaid tau raug txiav tawm. Qhov tseem ceeb tshaj, cov txiaj ntsim kev pab zaub mov uas nws tso siab rau pub rau nws tsev neeg tau raug muab tso tseg thiab. Ua tsaug, University Hospital's Medical-Legal Partnership with Legal Aid sai txuas Renee mus rau cov kws tshaj lij sawv cev. Ib tus kws lij choj ntawm Legal Aid tau txheeb xyuas tias vim li cas Medicaid tau tsis kam lees txais kev pabcuam ntxiv rau Renee: cov thawj coj tsis muaj cov ntaub ntawv tsim nyog txog nws rooj plaub. Tus kws lij choj ua haujlwm nrog Cuyahoga County Txoj Haujlwm thiab Kev Pabcuam Tsev Neeg (CCJFS) kom tau txais cov ntaub ntawv tsim nyog thiab pab Renee tau txais Medicaid ib zaug ntxiv. Lub sijhawm no, Renee tau siv ntau lub hlis rov ua ntawv thov nyiaj muas noj, tsuas yog muab tso rau hauv lub sijhawm tsis hnov tus neeg nyob. Renee's Legal Aid tus kws lij choj hu rau CCJFS thiab thov kev sib tham hauv xov tooj sai rau nws cov neeg siv khoom. Tsis ntev tom qab ntawd, Renee raug xam phaj thiab pom zoo rau $ 194 hauv cov nyiaj pab khoom noj.