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Medicaid Covers US

Medicaid helps America’s families stay healthy and our communities thrive. It provides health insurance to low-income children and adults, seniors and people with disabilities, so that millions of people can get the health care they need to get healthy and stay healthy. It allows them to see a doctor when they are sick, get check-ups, buy medications and go to the hospital. Medicaid keeps hospital doors open to provide lifesaving care for people with cancer and other diseases, secures more jobs in our communities and helps America become a healthier, more prosperous nation. Hear the stories of our families, friends and neighbors as well as health care professionals from across the country. Hear how Medicaid Covers US.

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Chris has worked manual labor his whole life. But now, with four blockages in his heart, he can’t do that work anymore, and cannot find a job that offers health insurance to get him the defibrillator he needs.

When Marcillene was a college student, she didn’t have access to health insurance, and was forced to put off getting care when she started experiencing strange symptoms. A year later, she saved enough money to see a neurologist and was diagnosed with MS.

As an Oncology Nurse Navigator, Lisa knows the importance of colonoscopies. But she also sees countless people who cannot get the screening they need because they don’t have access to insurance.

Ciera is the mom to two young children, Medicaid allows her to be the best parent she can be by offering mental health treatment, and medicines for her chronic conditions.

At $800/month, Terri was making too much to qualify for Medicaid, and relied on expired inhalers to help her breathe during asthma attacks.

When Gabriel injured his back, he was forced to stop working, and therefore lost his health insurance. Now without health care coverage, he is struggling with his bipolar disorder, sleep apnea and back pain.

Debbie was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer just after her closest friend died from the same disease. Medicaid helped her get the treatments she needed, and she is now in remission.

Cindy was diagnosed with non-Hodkins lymphoma when she was 17 years old. But Medicaid was there for her and helped her beat the disease.

When Flecia was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer, Medicaid saved her life.