Christine J. Martell

Medicaid’s Dental Gap Kept Her from Smiling

By Christine J. Martell & Por Alison Bowen ● Health & Science ● April 29, 2015

Unable to get regular dental care under Medicaid, people suffer in hidden ways from a highly visible problem. “I was always being asked if I was on drugs,” says Wisconsin resident Morgan Ernest, reflecting on all that her bad teeth put her through.

Wisconsin Health Politics Cold for Stay-Home Moms

By Christine J. Martell & Por Alison Bowen ● Health & Science ● March 26, 2015

Gov. Scott Walker’s promise to refuse Medicaid expansion in the state is creating sets of insurance have-nots in Wisconsin. See how women with children in low-income families could be stranded while the rest of their family gets covered.