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International President of the Service Employees International Union
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Lorraine, a 57-year-old caregiver, says plainly: “Without Medicaid, I wouldn’t have made it.” It’s kept her healthy through pregnancy, loss, and depression. #HealthcareHorrorStories
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Jo works in a Medicaid-funded clinic. If cuts go through, patients lose care—and she could lose her job and healthcare. “It’s a dark, slippery slope,” she says. #HealthcareHorrorStories
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Sarah’s daughter is deaf, autistic, and epileptic. Medicaid covers anti-seizure meds—and pays the caregivers who literally speak her language: ASL. #HealthcareHorrorStories
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Tito’s loved one lives with serious mental illness. Medicaid brought meds, support, and dignity. “It saved all of us,” Tito says. “Please don’t put their life on the line.” #HealthcareHorrorStories
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Cara is a mom. Medicaid means her family can see great doctors and afford to live. She calls it a cornerstone of American stability—and she’s right. #HealthcareHorrorStories
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Jessica had to choose between chemo and a roof over her head. Medicaid let her survive. We should be expanding it—not gutting it. #HealthcareHorrorStories
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Source: www.npr.org/sections/sho...