Our Client Stories
They really seemed to care about me. I don’t know what I would have done had it not been for Project Access NOW.
Project Access NOW client
Craig W. is a client of the Premium Assistance program. He lives in Tigard. * When I lost my job last year I lost my health insurance with it. I tried to pay for COBRA but it was way too expensive. I finally started working again a few months later, in a menial job, but I made $17 per month…
Rebecca RaabMarch 25, 2019
Jamie N. is a client of the Outreach, Enrollment, and Access and Premium Assistance programs. She lives in Portland. * Four years ago I had to go to the emergency room. I didn’t have any health insurance. I wait tables for a living so I couldn’t afford the bill. But staff at the finance department were very helpful: they helped…
Rebecca RaabMarch 19, 2019
Michael Bachar is a client of the Outreach, Enrollment, and Access and Premium Assistance programs. He lives in Portland. * I’ve lived in Portland for 11 years and work for a small real estate maintenance business. About eight years ago I needed medication for an acute lung condition but I had no health insurance. I ended up going to a community…
Rebecca RaabFebruary 11, 2019
Ann S. was a client of the Premium Assistance program. * Ten years ago Ann S. had an unusual, high-risk cancer. Ann said she approached the experience like an everyday occurrence. She kept the family routines and obligations and did her best to have her life continue as before. Her main concern was that her three young daughters would stay…
Rebecca RaabDecember 10, 2018