CHICAGO – If Alex Outlaw doesn’t get monthly infusions of medication for Crohn’s disease, he experiences painful symptoms that can make it difficult to hold down a job.
But he doesn’t make enough money as a manager at a rental car agency to pay for private health insurance or to cover those infusions, which can cost more than $1,000 each.
That’s where Medicaid comes in. The state- and federally funded health insurance program covers Outlaw’s monthly infusions, allowing him to manage his condition so he can work and support his family of five, he said…