Georgia woman works through injuries as health insurance costs soar

By: Ariel Hart

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 1,878

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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This story is available through The Current GA.

Carry Smith yawned as she fastened the driver’s side seat belt in her 2002 Toyota Sequoia. On a Sunday in early May, Smith headed to one of her four part-time jobs in Chatham County, part of her seven-day work week.

Two years earlier, Smith suffered life-threatening injuries when a deer crashed into her car. None of her jobs offer health benefits, and so she works every …

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