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Tampa City Councilman Luis Viera is helping rally support for a 31-year-old uninsured mother who suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury this Summer and is at risk of losing access to the intensive rehabilitation care she needs to walk again.
Without Medicaid coverage, Kristina Andrews faces discharge to a 24-hour nursing facility that does not offer intensive therapy needed to reverse her paralysis, Viera said.
Viera is calling on state leaders to approve Medicaid coverage for that type of rehabilitation, saying Andrews’ case highlights a wider gap in care for Floridians who experience catastrophic injuries without adequate insurance.
– Jesse Mendoza, Florida Politics