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How poverty forces you to choose between health and honesty

I've been rationing my prescription medication because I can't afford the full dose every day and I'm scared to tell my doctor because I don't want her to think I'm not following treatment.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're managing the dangerous consequences of unaffordable healthcare while hiding the reality from the very people who could help.

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