Eric Wunderlin was on Medicaid for many years while working minimum-wage jobs around Dayton, Ohio. But after his Medicaid health plan connected him with a life coach, he was able to find a full-time job with health benefits. “I feel like I pulled myself out of that slump,” he says. (Photo by Maddie McGarvey for KFF Health News)
For many years, Eric Wunderlin’s health issues made it hard to find stable employment.
Struggling to manage depression and diabetes, Wunderlin worked part-time, minimum-wage retail jobs around Dayton, Ohio, making so little he said he sometimes had to choose between paying rent and buying food…