Harley Blakeman

When I walked out of prison after 427 days of incarceration, I wasn't thinking about health insurance. I was thinking about finding a job, rebuilding relationships, and figuring out how to start over. Like many people leaving jail or prison, healthcare simply wasn't at the top of my priority list. Survival was. Looking back, I went nearly 2 years without health insurance after my release because my employer didn't offer it and I didn't know my options. I now realize that access to healthcare...

Harley Blakeman, CEO of Reentry Care (2010) When I was a homeless teenager, I did not think much about healthcare. Surviving day to day...