In rural Alabama, hospitals, providers and patients are facing serious challenges. This short dives into several rural areas and looks at the role Medicaid plays in local economies and hospitals.
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Hope for a Healthier South Carolina
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Medicaid Covers US Short Films
Right now, 2 million people across the country don’t have access to any form of affordable, quality health care. ACS CAN has partnered with filmmakers to create short films that center the voices of community members and shine light on the importance of Medicaid coverage. Medicaid coverage empowers us all to live healthy lives, and we’re working with faith leaders, health care professionals, and other community leaders to start conversations and close the gap between people who do and don’t have health coverage.
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Faith leaders from Alabama come together to address how the working poor continue to fall into the health care coverage gap until Medicaid is expanded in their state.
This video showcases the impact of Idaho Medicaid and the importance of protecting health care access for all Idahoans against legislative attacks. Medicaid expansion, passed with an overwhelming margin of support by voters in 2018, has been a resounding success in allowing Idahoans to get access to the health care they need and deserve.
In this short filmed in North Carolina, we meet farmers and childcare workers who are unable to access the care they need and explore what that means for their families and communities.
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.
Many South Carolinians face significant barriers to health care, with families struggling to afford medical bills and access vital services. This short documentary examines the challenges faced by those in the Medicaid coverage gap and highlights how Medicaid expansion would benefit working South Carolinians and their families.
This short documentary, made prior to South Dakota's vote to expand Medicaid, illustrates the impacts complicated rules and gaps in services have on our Indigenous communities, and how Medicaid expansion strengthens our circles and empower us to all live healthier lives.
Tania Malone (Douglas, WY), Angie Dax (Casper, WY), and Zina Regan (Riverton, WY) describe what it is like to live in the Medicaid coverage gap in Wyoming, one of the only states to not have expanded Medicaid (2023).