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&8220Nuia&8217sstorytelling gifts place him alongside colleagues like Atul Gawande.&8221&8212LosAngeles Times This &8220comelling mixture of health care policy and gripping stories from the frontlines of medicine&8221(The Guardian) explores the question: where does an uninsured person go when turned away by hospitals, clinics, and doctors?Here, we follow the lives of five uninsured Houstonians as their struggle for survival leads them to a hospital that prioritizes people over profit. First, we meet Stephen, the restaurant franchise manager who signed up for his company&8217slowest priced plan, only to find himself facing insurmountable costs after a cancer diagnosis. Then Christian&8212ayoung college student and retail worker who can&8217tseem to get an accurate diagnosis, let alone treatment, for his debilitating knee pain. Geronimo, thirty-six years old, has liver failure, but his meager disability check disqualifies him for Medicaid&8212andputs a life-saving transplant just out of reach. Roxana, who&8217slived in the community without a visa for more than two decades, suffers from complications related to her cancer treatment. And finally, there&8217sEbonie, a young mother whose high-risk pregnancy endangers her life. Whether due to immigration status, income, or