Volume 7, Issue 7 │February 17, 2023
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What inspired you to become an optometrist?
I have been severely myopic since early childhood. I remember being excited to finally see letters on the chalkboard from far away after receiving my first pair of glasses! I chose optometry because I wanted to positively impact the lives of others just as mine had been impacted.
The first time I met an African American optometrist was during my freshman year of college. I was introduced to Dr. Sabrina Reed through a family member. She practiced in an area of Chicago where 50% or more of her patients were Spanish speaking. As I shadowed her, I was inspired by how she compassionately cared for her patients, while easily switching back and forth between English and Spanish to educate them on their diagnoses and treatments. That experience allowed me to see that I too could be a great optometrist, also bilingual! This inspired me to pursue a Spanish Minor along with my Biochemistry degree.
Today, I am an associate optometrist at a private practice. I enjoy the ability to practice medical optometry at a high level, along with providing routine comprehensive care for patients of all ages. 30-40% of our patients are Spanish-speaking, so I am able to use my Spanish language skills daily to serve our patients. My patients make my job fun and rewarding!
As you pursued your education and your career did you see yourself in your current role?
I was able to see myself in my current role, because I had been exposed to it as a possibility when I began my career into optometry. Since then, I have met several African-American optometrists throughout my journey that serve as friends and mentors. They inspire me to reach higher as I develop in my career. A goal of mine is to be a mentor for the next generation of minority optometrists.
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What inspired you to become an optometrist?
I found optometry a little later than some. I knew I wanted a career in healthcare but did not know much about the process of how to get there! I was inspired to become an optometrist after shadowing a local doctor during my last year of undergrad. I was drawn to the blend of medicine, science, technology, and interpersonal engagement with patients.
As you pursued your education and your career did you see yourself in your current role?
When I started optometry school, I had no idea about the different avenues within the profession. Each year I added a new area of interest to pursue, from sports vision to low vision, VA optometry to community health! Through 4th year and residency, my emphasis was on working in an institutional setting and providing care for marginalized communities.
Fortunately, as a student, I learned from some amazing Black faculty, who offered me a connection back to academia. Getting to the position I have today came to be from opportunities to learn from and connect with some great mentors and colleagues in TN, MO, IL, and CO. Working with our students, the future of the profession, is a pleasure and something I do not take lightly.
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Register Now for the 2023 IOA CE Series
Registration is now open for 6-hour TQ courses on March 5, 2023, in Rosemont, IL, and March 19, 2023, in Alsip, IL.
Sunday, March 5, 2023 | Rosemont, IL
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm - 6 hrs TQ CE
Course: "New Technology Applications, Dry Eye Diagnosis & Management, and What’s New In Contact Lenses"
Speaker: Mile Brujic, OD
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Sunday, March 19, 2023 | Alsip, IL
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm - 6 hrs TQ CE
Course: "Maximizing Therapeutics and Imaging in the Management of Ocular Disease: What’s New and What’s Next?"
Speaker: Jessica Steen, OD
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September 28-October 1, 2023 - IOA Annual Meeting
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel | Schaumburg, IL
Up to 18 hours TQ CE
Registration opens mid-July
November 2023
Southern IL CE
6 Hrs TQ
Details coming soon!
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LEGISLATION WE ARE WATCHING |
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The spring legislative session is underway and the IOA is tracking several bills related to optometry as well as introducing legislation that would create the Vision Care Regulation Act. The legislation aims to put doctors and patients in control of healthcare decisions by prohibiting insurance companies from setting fees for non-covered services and allowing doctors to use the lab of their choice instead of one dictated by the insurance company. Read more about the bill here.
Please check back regularly to learn about other legislation the association is monitoring and for any action needed to support the bill.
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Consider also attending the 2023 Legislative Day in Springfield. Legislative Day will be held on Tuesday, May 2. IOA members will meet with legislators to discuss current IOA-proposed bills. Face-to-face interaction is a crucial way to build support for the proposed legislation. Meeting with your legislators helps to show elected officials why a proposed bill is important and what effect it may have on their community. |
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2023 Paraoptometric Resources, Education Included as AOA member Benefit
Are you taking full advantage of your AOA member benefits? Enrolling paraoptometrics/optometric staff at your office as AOA associate members—at no cost to the AOA member doctor or staff—grants them access to the full range of associate member benefits and resources, including:
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CPC- and AOA-approved continuing education, professional development, practice training and certification materials available in AOA EyeLearn.
- Member rates for AOA events.
- Volunteer and networking opportunities on a national level.
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All CPC, AOA publications and newsletters.
How to enroll staff
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AOA member doctors should login (AOA username and password) to your ‘My AOA’ profile at aoa.org.
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Select ‘Manage Staff’ tab.
- Enter the requisite information for each staff person (non-doctor).
Paraoptometric staff who work for AOA member doctors may request membership here.
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Optometry Student Claire Saylor Named Vice President of the American Optometric Student Association
Going into the AOA on Capitol Hill virtual event in May 2021, Claire Saylor was getting nervous.
The new trustee-elect for the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ chapter of the American Optometric Student Association had barely wrapped up her first year in the College of Optometry, and felt as though she hardly knew anything. All members of the AOSA’s board of trustees were encouraged to attend the event, the American Optometric Association’s single-largest annual advocacy experience, which connects leaders in the optometry field with national policy leaders. As she geared up to chat virtually with practicing doctors and fellow optometry students from around the country, Saylor felt a bit like a fish out of water – but not for long.
“I initially felt like, ‘How am I going to do this?’” she said. “But the doctors that I was with for those calls really built into me and encouraged me to step up and speak rather than just kind of sit back and observe. Through that experience, I learned so much about optometry and I really fell in love with the component of advocacy and I know that I’m going to be a better doctor because of that experience. The amount of personal development and growth that I personally have had is why I believe so much in this organization and in the AOSA’s mission of empowering students as doctors of optometry because I have seen that in action in my own life, so I really want to encourage other students to have that.”
Empowered and invigorated by the experience, Saylor finished out her year as trustee-elect and is currently wrapping up her term as trustee. While she herself is drawn to the advocacy component of the AOSA, which is the student arm of the AOA, she stressed that the organization has something to offer all optometry students regardless of their interests.
“I’m very much pro-AOSA, obviously,” she said with a laugh. “But there’s so many other components of optometry – there’s academia and research and education and all that stuff. And that’s all necessary; you need that. I think that’s what’s beautiful about it. Just because I love advocacy doesn’t mean the next person does, but this organization can still encourage students and help them thrive even if they want to go more into research and academia. We’re still going to fight for them and encourage them and promote the profession as a whole.”
Saylor’s commitment to the AOSA hasn’t gone unnoticed: at its board of trustees’ meeting last month, she was honored as the AOSA’s Trustee of the Year for the 2022-23 school year. And later this spring, she’ll take on even more responsibility with the organization when she transitions into the role of vice president.
As a national position on the AOSA’s executive council, the vice president role will involve a lot of behind-the-scenes work, developing the organization’s vision, guiding its priorities over the next year and being a more visible face of student representation.
“It’s looking at what current students need – what’s important?” Saylor said. “Looking at the work that’s been done this past year… What do we want to continue doing? What have we done really well? What may not have gone well? What do we want to tweak? Just so that we’re not becoming stagnant and we’re continuing to move the organization forward.”
As she gears up for her new role with the AOSA, Saylor, who studied chemistry with business management and biology minors at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford before coming to UMSL for optometry school, is also considering her future plans post-graduation. In particular, she’s interested in myopia (nearsightedness) management, and said she’d ideally like to practice in a small town. She’s grateful for the opportunities afforded through both the AOSA and UMSL – and happy she made the decision to enroll at the university in the first place.
“Picking UMSL is one of the best decisions that I’ve ever made,” she said. “I can’t imagine school anywhere else. I found some really good lifelong friends. All of our professors are so hand-on. They’re willing to work with you, they want to see you succeed, and if you’re struggling, they’re willing to go out of their way to help you. They talk about how med school is very competitive and you have to get really good grades to get the residency you want, and that is not the case for us at UMSL. It’s very collaborative. We want our classmates to succeed, so that’s been really enjoyable.”
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The AOA Business Card: Designed for ODs and Growing with Your Needs
Your business likely uses a credit card for expenses like equipment and supplies. But did you know there’s a card designed specifically for doctors of optometry? Consider switching to the AOA Business Card, the only credit card offered exclusively to AOA members. Brought to you by AOAExcel, the AOA Business Card offers numerous benefits custom-fit for you, and the list continues to grow—the latest features include:
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Vendor Discounts†—Save on frames, lab services, and more.
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QuickBooks® Integration—Make bookkeeping a cinch with integrated QuickBooks.
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Multiple Cards—Add cards for your colleagues and control spending permissions.
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Autopayment—Pay your bill hassle-free.
The AOA Business Card still offers 2% back 1, requires no personal guarantee or annual fee, and won’t affect personal credit. As a sign-on bonus, cardholders who spend $15,000 or more in the first 4 months after account creation will have their $972 AOA dues reimbursed 2. Any business owned by an AOA member is eligible for the AOA Business Card, regardless of the business’s affiliation with optometry. Visit about.card.aoa.org/terms for full terms & conditions.
Conditions apply. Subject to approval. Mercantile Financial Technologies, Inc. is a financial technology company, not a bank. The AOA Credit Cards are issued by Hatch Bank pursuant to a license from Mastercard. Mastercard is a registered trademark, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated. Review the cardholder agreement here.
1 - 2% rewards on all purchases, no cap on rewards. You will not earn rewards on returned, disputed, or fraudulent transactions. We will reverse rewards associated with the return, credit, or adjustment.
2 - The AOA dues of $972 are paid when you spend $15,000 or more in the first 4 months after account creation. Your Card account must not be canceled or in default at the time of fulfillment of any offers. After the 4 months, Rewards points will be credited to your account if you have met the threshold amount. If we in our sole discretion determine that you have engaged in abuse, misuse, or gaming in connection with the welcome offer in any way or that you intend to do so, we may not credit Rewards points, we may freeze Rewards points credited, or we may take away Rewards points from your account. We may also cancel this Card account and other Card accounts you may have with us.
†- To participate in the Vendor Offers program you must have an eligible AOA Business credit card. Data connection required; wireless carrier fees may apply. See complete Terms and Conditions for more details.
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Illinois College of Optometry:
These first years are completing their capstone activity for Ocular Anatomy! They have been studying ocular anatomy all quarter, and recently they got to dissect a sheep's eye to understand better everything they have learned.
At the same time, they also learned how to do a direct ophthalmoscopy. Using this technique, they learn about the optic nerve. So not only are they getting to take a deep dive into the makeup of the eye, but they also then get to apply that knowledge and learn techniques that they'll soon use in clinic.
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Southern College of Optometry:
This week the first-ever in-vivo Anterior Segment Ophthalmic Laser procedures were performed by 4th-year interns in a (Tennessee) Southern College of Optometry clinical facility.
While SCO has provided education in these procedures since 2011, under the guidance of faculty member Dr. David Hall, our curriculum has undergone 2 years of enhancement including didactic, laboratory and simulated clinical requirements in preparation for this milestone.
Dr. John Linn, SCO consulting medical faculty member, provided patient care and directly supervised student doctors Brie Hughes, ‘23, performing the first Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty and Maria Layton ‘23, performing the first YAG Capsulotomy.
The patients undergoing these procedures were cared for in the new Optometric Surgical Service on the lower level of The Eye Center at SCO.
Thank you to all our faculty and staff, involved in preparing us for this leading-edge training, including Dr. David Hall, Dr. Brian Knight, Dr. Scott Ensor, Dr. Mary Hoang, and Dr. John Linn.
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We want to hear your memories of the IOA! In celebration of our 125th anniversary in 2023, the IOA is collecting your stories about the organization.
Please share your thoughts on the importance of IOA membership, favorite memories from IOA, or your thoughts on the history of the IOA.
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Report illegal and unsafe contact lens sales to the FDA & FTC
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3/18/2023: Young Professionals Event
Where: Chicago, IL
When: 6 - 9pm
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Check out the newest IOA classifieds here!
Optician Employment - Illinois Eye Care Centers and Image Optics ( Read more)
Traveling Optometrist for a progressive group of primary care practices in Central IL (Read more)
Optometrists Needed in Forsyth, IL. Full Time with Sign on bonus and full benefits ( Read more)
We are looking for kid-friendly optometrists to work in the Chicago Public School (CPS) School-Based Vision Program ( Read more)
Rosin Eyecare is seeking candidates for a full time position in Wilmette, Illinois. (Read more)
Permanent part time OD needed for private practice in DeKalb, IL ( Read more)
Full Marco Nidek Epic 2100 refractive system. Excellent condition. ( Read more) |
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Create a Customer Loyalty Program
Loyalty programs are great ways to boost sales, reward existing patients and entice new ones. LinkedIn estimates that it can cost anywhere from four to ten times more to acquire new patients organically than it costs to retain the ones you already have.
Creating a customer loyalty program will not only help you retain customers, it will also help you attract new ones. For example, if there is a clear incentive to purchase glasses or contacts from you instead of going elsewhere, a patient is more likely to do so. Providing motivation for maintaining regular eye exams and incentives for referring others will help expand your patient list.
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Pritzker Proposes Budget with Nearly $1 Billion Boost for Students — from Preschool to College
Education, human services, pensions and health care would receive a large majority of the governor’s $49.6 billion budget. “I’ve laid out a budget agenda that does everything possible to invest in the education of our children,” he told lawmakers.
(photo) Gov. J.B. Pritzker talks with state legislators before delivering his budget and State of the State address on Wednesday. Tina Sfondeles/Chicago Sun-Times
SPRINGFIELD — Touting the state’s “remarkable” fiscal progress despite expectations of a recession, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday unveiled a $49.6 billion spending plan that includes a major boost to education funding in the state — including a $250 million investment in early education and a $506 million increase in K-12 funding.
The Democratic governor’s 51-minute budget and State of the State address was heavy on policy — with sprinkles of political jabs that had Democrats applauding on their feet and Republicans shaking their heads.
“This afternoon I’ve laid out a budget agenda that does everything possible to invest in the education of our children,” Pritzker said.
“Yet it’s all meaningless if we become a nation that bans books from school libraries about racism suffered by Roberto Clemente and Hank Aaron, and tells kids they can’t talk about being gay, and signals to Black and Brown people and Asian Americans and Jews and Muslims that our authentic stories can’t be told.”
Education, human services, pensions and health care would receive a large majority of the $49.6 billion spending proposal — as the state projects a general revenue forecast of $49.94 billion, a 2.8% decrease from revised estimates.
Funding for K-12 education would receive a $506 million boost — including an increase of $350 million to the state’s evidence-based funding formula, which helps distribute funds based on need. Another $70 million would go to launch a three-year pilot program aimed at improving the teacher pipeline — and $86.4 million would go toward grants for transportation and special education.
Pritzker’s education funding — which makes up 20.5% of his spending plan — includes a $75 million early childhood block grant at the Illinois State Board of Education that will create 5,000 preschool spots for Illinois children and $130 million to begin funding Childcare Workforce Compensation Contracts to give child care workers a raise. The governor’s office said Chicago Public Schools would receive 37% of the block grant.
Pritzker’s first budget proposal of his second term also includes an increase of $100 million to the Monetary Award Program, or MAP, which will allow students at or below the median income level to go to community college for free — through a combination of MAP and Pell grant funding. The proposal also includes a $100 million increase for public universities and community colleges.
While many applauded the education funding, the Chicago Teachers Union on Wednesday said the $350 million proposal for the school funding formula isn’t enough. The union said Pritzker should instead invest $750 million.
“The state’s evidence-based funding model remains billions of dollars short every year, reinforcing a structural inequity that harms hundreds of classrooms and school communities throughout our state, including Chicago,” the union said in a statement.
“Those districts, like ours, serve predominantly low-income students and the most significant number of Black and brown children in Illinois. Regrettably, the inability of the state to adequately fund the EBF will continue a decades-long neglect of our state’s neighborhood public schools and will jeopardize the education of our most vulnerable students.”
Pritzker also touted the state’s payoff of $17 billion in overdue bills and the addition of $2.3 billion to the state’s Rainy Day Fund as proof that the state’s fiscal progress is “remarkable.”
“Fiscal responsibility isn’t easy, nor is it a one-time fix. It’s an annual effort that requires persistence. It requires conservative revenue estimates, as all of my budget proposals have,” Pritzker said. “But when done right, consistent balanced budgets strengthen the institutions our residents rely upon, create new opportunities for success, and make life easier for the people of Illinois.”
The governor’s proposal also includes a pension contribution of $9.8 billion — with an additional contribution of $200 million this year, on top of the $500 million added in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, to reduce pension liability by an estimated $2.4 billion. The state currently has $139.7 billion in funded pension liability across its five retirement systems.
Republicans who have, for years, complained that Democrats in Illinois continue to raise spending levels without enough revenue and support to back it up, sounded the alarm after Pritzker’s speech.
“Today we heard a long list of expensive promises totaling $2.7 billion in new spending, when the Governor himself projects revenue to be down $1.42 billion,” Illinois House Republican Leader Tony McCombie, R-Savannah, said in a statement. “This will require future tax increases or cuts to vital programs serving our most vulnerable.”
Illinois Senate Republican Leader John Curran, R-Downers Grove, too, warned about added spending.
“We must heed the warnings of [Illinois] Comptroller [Susana] Mendoza and be disciplined in our fiscal approach at a time when we are likely to experience a recession,” Curran said. “We must stop the Democratic majority from spending us into a tax increase.”
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FEEL GOOD STORY OF THE WEEK |
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‘This is surreal’: Bride Sees in Color for the First Time During Disney World Wedding
by: Kaycee Sloan
Posted: Feb 15, 2023 / 04:46 AM CST
ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) – A bride’s recent Walt Disney World wedding was a little extra magical thanks to a pair of special glasses.
Kristin Robinson of Harleysville, Pennsylvania, has been colorblind all her life, the Florida-based resort wrote in a recent blog post, so when she heard about specialty glasses would allow her to see certain colors, she knew she had to wear a pair for the first time on her wedding day.
According to the National Eye Institute, there is no cure for color blindness. Certain glasses and contact lenses can, however, help.
Walt Disney World said Robinson “was elated when she saw the world and her groom Nick, illuminated in color for the first time.”
Kristin described the moment as “surreal,” saying, “I’ve always dreamed of this; I finally get to see the colors.”
Walt Disney World shared the below photos from Robinson’s wedding day.
Bride Kristin Robinson, who is colorblind, sees the world in color for the first time as she celebrates her dream wedding alongside her groom and family at Disney’s Wedding Pavilion on January 25, 2023 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Abigail Nilsson, photographer)
Her father and her two brothers – who are also colorblind – joined her in wearing the special glasses. Disney said it was a “heartfelt reveal.”
Color blindness typically runs in families, according to the National Eye Institute, and can affect people differently. The most common type makes it hard to differentiate between red and green.
Robinson has deuteranopia, according to Walt Disney World, which prevents her from telling the difference between red and green. It also keeps her from seeing colors like pink and purple.
Disney made sure her wedding was filled with pink flower arrangements.
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Ocuphire Announced FDA Acceptance of NDA for Nyxol for the Reversal of Mydriasis, Sets PDUFA Date
Feb 13, 2023
Phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75%, or Nyxol, receives a PDUFA date of September 28, 2023, for the indication of reversal of pharmacologically induced mydrasis.
On February 13, Ocuphire Pharma announced that their New Drug Application (NDA) for phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75% (Nyxol) for the reversal of pharmacolologically induced mydriasis (RM) has been accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The company also shared that the FDA has assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date of September 28, 2023.1
“The FDA’s acceptance of the NDA submission and PDUFA date in late September for Nyxol sets the stage for an exciting 2023,” Mina Sooch, MBA, founder and CEO of Ocuphire Pharma, said in a press release. “We look forward to working closely with the FDA during the review process. If approved later this year, Nyxol eye drops will be the first prescription reversal drop available for patients in the US. In addition, we look forward to leveraging the synergies of this first NDA for Nyxol in potential supplementary NDAs for presbyopia and dim light vision disturbances indications in the future.”
The NDA for RM was filed in December of 2022 based on the results from the MIRA clinical program. MIRA-2 and MIRA-3 phase 3 pivotal trials met both primary and key secondary endpoints, and the data were included in the NDA submission due to the statistically significant superiority of phentolamine compared to placebo. Across the clinical program, phentolamine showed favorable safety and tolerability profiles.
The reversal is produced by an adrenergic agonist (phenylephrine), parasympatholytic agents (tropicamide), or a combination of the two. Phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75% rapidly returns dilated eyes to baseline pupil diameter as soon as 60 and 90 minutes from dilation.
Additionally, the MIRA-4 phase 3 pediatric trial supports a broader label for phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75% in RM to include patients aged 3 and older.
Phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75% for RM is one of 3 indications for which Nyxol is being investigated. In November 2022, Ocuphire Pharma announced plans to enter an exclusive license agreement with FamyGen Life Sciences for the development and commercialization of Nyxol for RM, presbyopia, and night vision disturbances.
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Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lens Deposition Measured via Radiolabeled Proteins
Feb 15, 2023
Emily Kaiser
The Biosciences group of the Centre for Ocular Research and Education (CORE) determined protein deposits on rigid gas permeable contact lens via radioactive counts by using a radiolabeled lysozyme in an artificial tear solution.
At the 2023 Global Specialty Lens Symposium, Centre for Ocular Research and Education’s (CORE) Biosciences group presented a scientific post on an investigation of protein deposits rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lens deposition via a novel method: Incorporating radiolabeled lysozyme into an artificial tear solution, which allows researchers to determine on-lens protein through radioactive counts.1
Investigators soaked 7 common RGP lens materials in the radioactive artificial tear solution for 16 hours, then exposed to a 3% one-step hydrogen peroxide (OSP) care solution for 8 hours to evaluate cleaning ability.
The deposits were minimal without use of a cleaning solution. The deposits ranged from 1.2 ± 0.2 μg to 3.2 ± 0.7 μg per RGP lens. After 30 alternating incubating and cleaning cycles with OSP solution, the amount of radioactive lysozyme on the RGP lenses reduced significantly when compared to using phosphate buffered saline. With the OSP solution, the remaining lysozyme on cleaned lenses ranged from 1.3 ± 0.1 μg to 2.5 ± 0.1 μg per lens.
“Renewed interest in RGP lenses around the world, sparked by the rise in their use for myopia management, has subsequently increased the desire for more advanced research. CORE has built a reputation for discovering new ways to precisely assess ophthalmic devices and pharmaceuticals, and this radiolabeling technique has strong potential for other applications,” Alex Hui, OD, PhD, FAAO, head of Biosciences at CORE, said in a press release.
The unique approach was previously used to study soft contact lens deposition in the past, but it was the first time radiolabeled lysozyme was used to investigate protein deposits on RGP contact lenses.
The investigation, conducted by the CORE Biosciences group, was initially presented as a scientific poster at the 2023 Global Specialty Lens Symposium: "The impact of RGP care solutions on ISO measured lens parameters and the protein deposition on RGP lenses when managed with a hydrogen peroxide care solution," Hui, et al. The study was supported by funding from CooperVision.
CORE’s Biosciences group delves into important research regarding ocular surface and biomaterials, especially contact lenses. In 2022, CORE broadened its specialty contact lens investigations to examine design optimization for orthokeratology, scleral lens physiological performance, and the effect of scleral lenses on ocular surface disease and dry eye.
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Higher Bills Are Leading Americans to Delay Medical Care
Inflation and pressing household expenses are forcing some people to postpone health needs, an emerging trend that has health experts worried that conditions may only worsen.
Megan Swanson has warily watched the erosion of her family’s savings as inflation chips away at a reserve for emergencies.
She often postpones any regular doctor’s appointments, including her yearly dermatology appointment, even though annual skin checks are typically recommended for residents of sunny Florida, where she lives in Naples with her husband and their three children.
“Each month we are seeing our costs go up, but not our bank account,” she said.
Ms. Swanson, 37, is a part-time student and has not worked since she was laid off during the pandemic when the local Nordstrom store closed in 2020. Her husband, Brett, 37, is employed as the director of wellness at a retirement community.
“I put the priority on the kids,” she said.
Last March, the Swansons had to come up with $8,000 to cover their share of hospital bills after their baby daughter was hospitalized with a febrile seizure. “What if something happens again in the future, and how will we afford it?” she asked.
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THANK YOU TO OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS! |
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