Obamacare kid, Marcelas Owens Marcelas Owens was 11 years old when he first stepped into the spotlight. “My mom missed so much work that she lost her job. And along with her job, she lost her health care. And losing her health care ended up costing her her life,” he said in 2010 addressing Democratic Senate leadership at a press conference. ”And I wanted to finish her fight … [Read more...] about Thursday Evening Thread: The “Obamacare Kid”, Marcelas Owens