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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

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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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Brandon

Brandon: Savannah, GA

Brandon, a physician assistant, sees people in an urgent care clinic who must choose between paying for their medication or paying for rent.

Anne

Anne: Atlanta, GA

Anne lived in pain for nearly twenty years. When she was approved for Medicaid, it covered her knee replacements and gave Anne hope for her future again. 

Doris

Doris: Shawnee, KS

Doris is grateful to have Medicaid for herself and her two young children. Medicaid allows Doris to access the care she needs in order to go to work and be the best mom she can be.

Shirley

Shirley: Mobile, AL

Shirley helped others her whole life as a paramedic and a volunteer firefighter. But when the years of hard work took a toll on her body and she needed help, Medicaid was there for her.

Nora

Nora: Fort Payne AL

When Nora was born with trisomy 13, a genetic condition that caused multiple medical issues, her family was told she only had a 10% chance of living past her first birthday. Now, thanks in part to the care she received through Medicaid, Nora is two years old. 

Chris: Kinston, NC

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.

Marcillene

Marcillene: Wichita, KS

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.

Lisa

Lisa: Wichita, KS

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: Derby, KS

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.

Jamila

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