Delays, denials, debt and the growing privatization of Medicare

Advocates hold signs during a news conference on Medicare Advantage plans in Washington DC on 25 July 2023. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Jenn Coffey was sick, on several medications, and in and out of the hospital around 2016 when she made a decision that she has come to regret.

Having fought off breast cancer, the former emergency medical technician faced numerous complications, and was diagnosed with two rare diseases: complex regional pain syndrome and small fiber neuropathy.