Ka and her husband Joseph had their hands full. They both worked full-time and devoted the rest of their days to raising eight children, ranging in age from 18 months to 16 years.

Ka had worked as a customer service representative with a St. Paul bank for 14 years. Joseph was a securities banker in downtown St. Paul. They loved their jobs despite the fact that their combined salaries were stretched to the limit just to meet the basic needs of their large family.

One day, Ka determined they could no longer afford the health insurance offered through her employer. That's when her clinic referred her to Portico Healthnet. A Portico care management coordinator discovered that the children would be eligible for MinnesotaCare based on the combined family income, and helped them to apply and enroll. Meanwhile, Ka and Joseph enrolled in Portico's coverage program. "I like the Portico program very much," said Ka after joining. "It's a good program that we need."