Cory is reluctant to leave her home and attend college despite just being finished with her teenage years. Usually, the people of this age are explorative and are trying to find their identity in the world separately, but Cory seems to stay isolated even from Mike, which indicates that she might be going through the stage of stress. Stress makes a person to avoid any kind of interaction with other people and inhibits the urge to explore the life outside one's comfort zone. So, Cory is going through the stress stage.
When someone does not have insurance:
• Infected patient with contagious disease won’t be treated so the infection might be spread,
• Emergency treatment and care for uninsured patient will cost a lot more than for the patient with insurance,
• Staying in hospital rooms and using hospital resources is more expensive.