As the Olympic gymnastics icon battles life-threatening pneumonia, fans were dismayed to learn that she has no insurance and her family needs to ask strangers to help pay her hospital bill.
Mary Lou Retton, 1984 Olympic gold medalist, sits for an interview during a visit to the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. Retton appeared in San Jose to promote the 100-day countdown for the Olympic women’s gymnastic trials to be held at the SAP Center in July. , sparking alarm among sports fans all over the United States.
“Out of respect for her and her privacy, I will not disclose all details,” Kelley said. “However, I will disclose that she not insured.” Most of America’s uninsured are people in low-income families in which at least one family member is working, the study said. Generally, people of color are at higher risk of being uninsured. Some 64 percent of adults surveyed said they don’t get insurance because the cost of coverage is too high, even with policy efforts to make coverage more affordable.
Sasha Farber, her partner on “Dancing With the Stars” in 2018, offered an update on Retton’s condition after Tuesday’s episode,“She’s fighting.” Farber also said he had been able to talk to her. “She kind of wants to give up, but I’m sending her videos of her dancing and I’m telling her, ‘There’s only one Mary Lou Retton. You’ve got this!’”
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