"When I wake up in the morning, I'm pretty much in tears because I hurt so bad," says Pobst.
Last Saturday, the pain was too much for her and she was admitted to the Emergency Room at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center.
"They did an X-ray. They told me my muscles were spasming out it was bending my spine creating me not being able to walk straight," says Pobst.
But Pobst says after providing her emergency care, the hospital sent her home.
"Because of my situation and needing a surgery they couldn't help me," says Pobst. "Because I don't have insurance."
She's not alone. Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center says about two and a half percent of the patients they see a year are uninsured.
"(In) 2011, Sierra Vista, itself provided more than $6 million dollars in uncompensated care," says Ron Yukelson of the Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center.
It's a problem across the country for hospitals and like many, Sierra Vista says it works with the uninsured to find government and County programs to help pay for care.
"Part of the solution is the Affordable Care Act effective 2014 that will provide insurances to millions of people," says Yukelson.
But It may not come in time for Miranda who fears if she doesn't get surgery soon, she'll end up in a wheelchair.
Pobst says she has applied for Medi-Cal since 2009 but has been denied. She has reapplied again and is still waiting for approval.
"It's been a long time," says Pobst. "I've been fighting and fighting for help but I just can't find it."
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