{"id":19233,"date":"2017-01-10T15:56:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T20:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmedicine.org\/epatients\/?p=19233"},"modified":"2017-01-10T16:00:21","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T21:00:21","slug":"angela-lundberg-health-insurance-ra-dangerously-uncovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/2017\/01\/angela-lundberg-health-insurance-ra-dangerously-uncovered.html","title":{"rendered":"Angela Lundberg: Health Insurance &#038; RA: Dangerously Uncovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Member Angela Lundberg&#8217;s blog article was just published for RheumatoidArthritis.net. 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