Medicaid Stories

Adrienne is a mom who works full time but doesn’t have access to health insurance. With a family history of cancer, Adrienne fears what might happen if she gets the same diagnosis as her sister, who passed away, in part, because she also did not have access to health insurance.

Dr. Stewart is a pediatrician who sees the value of Medicaid not only for his patients, but also for his two adopted sons.

Olakunle is a physician assistant at a non-profit community health center and sees the importance of Medicaid, as well as the dangers of not having health insurance, every day. 

Leslie and her husband are the parents to seven children including three adopted daughters. They both work but would be unable to provide their children the care they need without the help of Medicaid. 

Dr. Jackson is a family physician in a small town in rural Oklahoma. For her patients without health insurance, she does the best she can for them but it’s difficult to get them the preventive care they need to stay healthy.

Shana became a nurse midwife to help women get the care they need. Although many of her patients are eligible for Medicaid while they are pregnant, they do not qualify before or after pregnancy.

As a pediatrician in rural Oklahoma, Dr. Effiong sees firsthand the importance of Medicaid not just for children, but for their parents, too. 

Maria is a single mother and when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, her treatments made it impossible for her to continue to work full-time causing her to lose her employer-sponsored health insurance. Fortunately, she was approved for TennCare Medicaid to take her through the rest of her treatment.   

Jessica and her husband are the parents of three children. One of their daughters, Clare, has a rare genetic disorder that requires extensive, ongoing care. They hope she will be able to get covered through the state’s new Katie Beckett Medicaid waiver because her private health insurance isn’t enough to cover everything she needs.