Working in home healthcare, Marci Bacon often helps people with little to no insurance. When they’re looking for medical supplies within their budget, she sends them to the Wichita Medical Loan Closet.
But a few years ago, Bacon lost her health insurance for a short period of time. She has a daughter with autism who, like many with sensory issues, uses a feeding tube for nutrition. The cost of those supplies — the syringes, feeding tubes and her daughter’s favorite nutritional shake — started to add up.
Bacon turned to the medical loan closet herself to get help. Even now with insurance, the supplies can be expensive for her family…