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Elias

Elias's Story

Elias was given a 50/50 chance of survival when he was diagnosed with meningitis at 10 months old.
Learn how Medicaid saved Elias's life

Medicaid Covers US

Medicaid is a vital health insurance program for America’s families. It allows children to reach their fullest potential, adults to get and stay healthy enough to work and be part of their community, and seniors and people with disabilities to get the care that can help them stay at home. Medicaid can be life-changing and lifesaving.

Meet some of the Americans for whom Medicaid has made a huge difference, as well as people who could benefit but are currently unable to gain access to coverage from Medicaid.

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Nedra and Melanie

Missouri Compilation

In Missouri, Medicaid expansion has proven invaluable in communities across the state. Listen as patients, caregivers, and those on the frontlines tell why the passage of Medicaid expansion in Missouri was a game-changer for accessing medical care, including treatment and follow-up for people facing cancer. Medicaid works, but only when you have access to it.

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Nedra Stevenson

Nedra: St. Louis, MO

Nedra is a breast health outreach navigator at Barnes Jewish Hospital, Breast Health Center, in St. Louis, Missouri. With over 14 years of experience, Nedra’s mission is to help navigate patients through the health care system so they can receive the care they need. Nedra knows that Medicaid works, but only when you have access to it.

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Amanda Reynolds

Melanie: MO

Melanie Wylie is living with metastatic stage IV breast cancer. When she moved to Missouri from California during COVID to be closer to her family, Melanie had a difficult time accessing Medicaid. Once she received help from a patient navigator with enrollment, she was able to get on Medicaid and back on track with the cancer care she needs

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Sandy Griffin

Sandy: St. Louis, MO

Sandy Griffin is a teaching artist in St. Louis who did not have access to health insurance until Medicaid expanded in Missouri. An injury while uninsured threatened her financial future with medical debt. Now, she has the peace of mind that comes with having affordable and accessible coverage through MO HealthNet.

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Amanda Reynolds

Amanda: St. Louis, MO

Amanda Reynolds, from St. Louis, Missouri, is one of the newest Medicaid enrollees to qualify with the recent expansion of MO HealthNet. Amanda has dealt with health issues for years from the chemotherapy and surgeries to treat cancer she had as a small child. After three unsuccessful attempts to get accessible and affordable health insurance coverage, Amanda’s fourth attempt to enroll in MO HealthNet was the answer to her prayers.

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Jeff Parker

Mississippi Faith Leaders Compilation

Faith leaders from Mississippi come together to address how the working poor continue to fall into the health care coverage gap until Medicaid is expanded in their state.

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Jason Coker

Reverend Jason Coker

Reverend Jason Coker is the President of Together for Hope, a multi-state coalition that fights to address poverty in communities with persistent rural poverty, including the Mississippi Delta. He advocates for Medicaid expansion which will provide access to care for the working poor throughout the Delta and in other rural areas. 

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Jeff Parker

Reverend Jeff Parker

Dr. Jeff Parker of Southside Baptist Church works in the inner city in Jackson, Mississippi. Members of his congregation need access to care that can be realized through Medicaid expansion. Many currently only address health issues when the illness has reached a point that they make a visit to the E.R. Despite working two to three jobs to make ends meet, wellness and health checks remain inaccessible until Medicaid is expanded.

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Joseph Kopacz

Bishop Joseph Kopacz

Bishop Joseph Kopacz of the Catholic Archdiocese in Jackson, Mississippi works with faith leaders across Mississippi to address lack of access to care and the need to expand Medicaid.

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Jamila

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