GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCSC) — A Summerville family is struggling to make ends meet while waiting for government assistance after a stage-four COPD diagnosis changed their lives.
For the Conn family in Summerville, a sudden health crisis has left them balancing life-threatening illness, mounting bills and a long wait for government assistance, a struggle shared by millions of Americans nationwide.
As Congress debates whether to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, families like the Conns say they are already feeling the impact of gaps in the health care system.
Tammy Conn said her husband, Jason, was diagnosed with stage four chronic obstructive pulmonary disease earlier this year. Not long after, he was also diagnosed with skin cancer, requiring multiple surgeries…