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A 68-year-old woman from Lenexa, Kansas, lost her Extra Help coverage because she works two days a week...just to make a little extra money to survive. Without Extra Help, she is forced to pay staggering costs for her prescriptions. But as a survivor of four different types of cancer, medication is her lifeline. Read more Medicare stories.
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