Seven months after 15-year-old Medin was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, she was finally accepted into treatment. Then, almost immediately, a denial notice from her insurer arrived. Her Medicaid plan determined she wasn’t thin enough to get the treatment recommended by her doctor. Now 17, she tells her own story in this animated video.

(Produced by Jennifer Luxton, Lauren Frohne & Hannah Furfaro / The Seattle Times)

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This story originally published on September 10, 2023.

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