By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON – Disabled by chronic back pain and unable to afford medical insurance, Lea Walker hoped President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul would close a coverage gap that has trapped her and millions of other workers.
It won’t.
Although disabled workers can expect improvements, the legislation moving toward final passage in Congress doesn’t deliver the clean fix that advocates for people with serious medical conditions hoped for. Some of the neediest could find themselves still in limbo.