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The Williams Family: What Medicaid Means for Hayden

Card Image When Jay Williams received a life-changing call from the Department of Human Services, he and his wife stepped in to care for their infant grandson, Hayden—just six months old and severely burned. In the face of unimaginable trauma and a long road of surgeries, recovery, and emotional healing, Medicaid became their lifeline.

Medicaid

Mickey Rottinghaus: A Story of Safety Nets and Second Chances

Card Image Mickey is a long time advocate fighting for policies that empower people with disabilities to live independently, work, and fully participate in their communities. As the mother of an adult child on Medicaid, she knows firsthand how the safety net program has changed her life and countless others.

Payment and Delivery System Reform

Stefanie Ebnal, A Nurse's Fight for a Healthier Health Care System

Card Image Stefanie Ebnal, one of the thousands of nurses and health care workers on the front lines of the Providence hospital nurses strike in Portland, OR did not start her career as a nurse. Instead, she began in pharmaceutical research, following a scientific path—but never truly feeling connected to the work.

Medicaid

Heather Lyon, The Cost of Cutting Care

Card Image Heather Lyon lives in Morris, Illinois, a small community nestled in the heart of the Midwest. At only 39 her story is one of pain, resilience and advocacy.

Medicaid

Austin Headrick, Virginia

Card Image Austin and his wife returned to the US in 2023 after spending nearly eight years living abroad in South Korea. One of their first concerns: what are we going to do about health care?

Medicaid

Taylor Moss, A Future Doctor's Coverage Concerns

Card Image Taylor Moss, a medical student at Touro University, is passionate about her career as a future provider. She is also a Medicaid beneficiary who is extremely worried about losing access to her coverage. Not only is she worried about her own health care, but she is also concerned for her future patients.

Rx Drug Pricing

Bob Parant, A Lifetime of Advocacy and Resilience

Card Image Bob Parant has been living with type 1 diabetes for over 52 years. Diagnosed at 19 during what he calls the "dark ages" of diabetes care, Bob's journey has been one of perseverance, adaptation, and advocacy. At the time, diabetes management was rudimentary—urine testing provided little insight into actual blood sugar levels, and treatment relied on a strict diet and a single daily insulin injection.

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