Mary Lou Retton's Struggle with Health Care and Uninsured Status

Olympic great Mary Lou Retton, who received nearly half a million dollars in donations after her hospitalization, has now obtained health insurance but has not answered questions about whether the donations are paying for it. Her daughter stated that Retton's pre-existing conditions and inability to work due to the pandemic made health insurance unaffordable, but an insurance agent found affordable plans. Retton's unwillingness to address basic questions about her health care and the use of the donations has raised scrutiny, with her daughter stating that all remaining funds will go to a charity of her mother's choice.