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Patty Kidder: A Voice from Maine Standing Up for Working-Class Health Care

Card Image Patty Kidder lives in Springvale, Maine, and has spent her entire life struggling to afford health care. Medicaid helps Patty pay for her drug plan, including the premium and prescription costs. “I think my copay is like $4.90 for a prescription that would normally cost several hundred,” she said. “It is lifesaving. Without that benefit, lots of people are going to die or become very, very ill. And that includes my family, myself, my husband, people I care about, people we all care about.”

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Missy Ely: A Nebraska Mom, a Trump Supporter, a Voice for Medicaid

Card Image Mellissa Ely, known to many as Missy, is a 51-year-old woman from Lincoln, Nebraska, a mom to two boys and a grandmother to four grandkids. She is also a registered Republican, a supporter of Donald Trump, and has been navigating the health care system for years with the help of Medicaid expansion. 

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Theresa Luoni: What It Really Means to Rely on Medicaid

Card Image In Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Theresa Luoni is raising 12-year-old twin boys with autism. Her life revolves around ensuring they have the care, therapies and opportunities they need—not just to survive, but to thrive. For Theresa, Medicaid is more than a policy or a program. It is what allows her to care for her children and give them a future.

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Ray Horton: A Father of Five Fighting to Protect His Family’s Health

Card Image At 31 years old, Ray, a father of five from Michigan, is working hard to raise a young family while managing the pressures of everyday life. Until recently, Medicaid was something he hadn’t thought deeply about. His wife, Autumn, handled the paperwork to make sure their kids had coverage. But as he began reflecting more seriously on his faith, and his role as a father and husband, he realized how critical that support truly is.

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Steven Leaton: A Father Fighting for His Family’s Future With Medicaid

Card Image Steven Leaton works hard to provide for his wife and two daughters. But with a life-threatening heart condition and a child with complex medical needs, he can’t do it alone. Medicaid helps him stay healthy enough to work and gives his daughter the care she needs to stay safe.

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River Bancroft: Raising a Son, Building a Future

Card Image River didn’t plan on becoming a single parent, but when her son was born, everything changed. Medicaid became the lifeline that allowed her to care for both his health and her own. Without it, she says, she wouldn’t be able to keep going or build the future they both deserve.

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