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Images of Obamacare in Floyd County, Ky.

Eula Hall Health Center pharmacy technician Linda Stratton approaches Donald Ray Hall to deliver medicine to his wife, Emma, in Floyd County, Ky. The remoteness of the region makes it difficult for patients to access their medicines, so sometimes clinic staffers bring them to patients' homes.
Eula Hall Health Center pharmacy technician Linda Stratton approaches Donald Ray Hall to deliver medicine to his wife, Emma, in Floyd County, Ky. The remoteness of the region makes it difficult for patients to access their medicines, so sometimes clinic staffers bring them to patients' homes.
Jessica Ebelhar, The Courier-Journal
Pharmacy technician Kasey Adkins points out the home of a patient to a colleague while delivering prescriptions to patients in Floyd County, Ky.
Pharmacy technician Kasey Adkins points out the home of a patient to a colleague while delivering prescriptions to patients in Floyd County, Ky.
Jessica Ebelhar, The Courier-Journal
Homes are seen nestled in the hills in Floyd County, Ky. The remote mountain community is a high-stakes testing ground for the Affordable Care Act, with more to gain than most places and more stumbling blocks.
Homes are seen nestled in the hills in Floyd County, Ky. The remote mountain community is a high-stakes testing ground for the Affordable Care Act, with more to gain than most places and more stumbling blocks.
Jessica Ebelhar, The Courier-Journal
The remote mountain community of Prestonsburg in Floyd County, Ky.
The remote mountain community of Prestonsburg in Floyd County, Ky.
Jessica Ebelhar, The Courier-Journal
Eula Hall, 86, works from her office at the clinic in Grethel, Ky., that she founded in the 1970s for poor residents with nowhere else to get care. Hall remains uncertain about the implications of Obamacare.
Eula Hall, 86, works from her office at the clinic in Grethel, Ky., that she founded in the 1970s for poor residents with nowhere else to get care. Hall remains uncertain about the implications of Obamacare.
Jessica Ebelhar, The Courier-Journal
Mobile homes are seen nestled in the hills in Floyd County, Ky.
Mobile homes are seen nestled in the hills in Floyd County, Ky.
Jessica Ebelhar, The Courier-Journal
Mary Murphy is seen by Dr. Rasiah Narendrakumar for a sore throat at Eula Hall Health Center in Grethel, Ky. A blood clot festered in Murphy?s leg for 15 years because she couldn?t afford to fix it.
Mary Murphy is seen by Dr. Rasiah Narendrakumar for a sore throat at Eula Hall Health Center in Grethel, Ky. A blood clot festered in Murphy?s leg for 15 years because she couldn?t afford to fix it.
Jessica Ebelhar, The Courier-Journal
Kynect Kentucky Health Insurance Program kynector Arvella Wilson works out of a small office at the Mountain Comprehensive Care Center in Martin, Ky. A kynector's role is to assist Kentucky residents and small businesses with comparing insurance options and completing enrollment.
Kynect Kentucky Health Insurance Program kynector Arvella Wilson works out of a small office at the Mountain Comprehensive Care Center in Martin, Ky. A kynector's role is to assist Kentucky residents and small businesses with comparing insurance options and completing enrollment.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAY
Kynect Kentucky Health Insurance Program kynector Arvella Wilson helps Brett Rogers, 24, of Prestonburg, Ky., with enrollment. Rogers had previously attempted to enroll online but ran into technical issues.
Kynect Kentucky Health Insurance Program kynector Arvella Wilson helps Brett Rogers, 24, of Prestonburg, Ky., with enrollment. Rogers had previously attempted to enroll online but ran into technical issues.
Jack Gruber, USA TODAY
Melinda Watson, 40, works in a Subway restaurant in Prestonsburg, Ky. She hasn’t been able to afford insurance because she has epilepsy. The ACA’s policy on pre-existing conditions should have solved that problem, but now she’s afraid her Subway hours will be cut back, and she’ll have to get a second job.
Melinda Watson, 40, works in a Subway restaurant in Prestonsburg, Ky. She hasn’t been able to afford insurance because she has epilepsy. The ACA’s policy on pre-existing conditions should have solved that problem, but now she’s afraid her Subway hours will be cut back, and she’ll have to get a second job.
Jessica Ebelhar, The Courier-Journal
Dr. Heather Whitt, a dentist, right, discusses prices for potential dental procedures with Anita Slone at Eula Hall Health Center in Grethel, Ky.
Dr. Heather Whitt, a dentist, right, discusses prices for potential dental procedures with Anita Slone at Eula Hall Health Center in Grethel, Ky.
Jessica Ebelhar, The Courier-Journal
Mine co-owner Clark Pergrem of Matt/Co Inc. in Floyd County, Ky., says most of his employees can't afford the coverage that he offers and have found state exchanges not "affordable" enough.
Mine co-owner Clark Pergrem of Matt/Co Inc. in Floyd County, Ky., says most of his employees can't afford the coverage that he offers and have found state exchanges not "affordable" enough.
Jessica Ebelhar, The Courier-Journal
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