Appalachians for Medicaid

Listening to Our Neighbors' Stories, Investing in Our Neighbors' Health

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Appalachians for Medicaid

Listening to Our Neighbors’ Stories

Investing in Our Neighbors’ Health

We Envision an Appalachia Where:

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We protect state Medicaid programs from budget cuts.

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We listen to the lived experiences of people with Medicaid coverage and people who are uninsured.

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We expand Medicaid coverage in every Appalachian state.

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We invest in Medicaid to address health disparities.

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We invest in Medicaid to address substance use disorders.

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We shore up stronger rural health care infrastructures.

Who we are

As health justice advocates in Appalachia, we are organizing across state lines to share the health care stories and lived experiences of our neighbors with Medicaid coverage in the Appalachian region.

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Stories from the region

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Read Dr. David Wood’s Story, Tennessee

Why expanding Medicaid is so important for young adults with chronic illness. I am a pediatrician who sees primarily adolescents and young adults.  85% of my patients are on Medicaid.   One important aspect of our clinic is that we prepare youth to enter adulthood and enter the adult health care system.  We train adolescents and… Read more

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Dale Hadden

Read Dale Hadden’s Story, Tennessee

My name is Dale Hadden. I am the Clinic Manager at the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge. For the past 10 years I have worked as an Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner to provide free medical care for low-income and uninsured residents of Anderson, Morgan and Roane Counties of Tennessee. My colleagues and I can… Read more

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Read Vonetta’s Story, Tennessee

Vonetta, age 47 is one of many Tennesseans who work every day uninsured. Although her income is under the federal poverty level, she is ineligible for TennCare under Tennessee’s restrictive eligibility rules. Vonetta suffers from Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and neuropathy. In the month of October 2021, Vonetta decided to go on a… Read more

Why It Matters

Medicaid is vital in providing economic security to families and communities. It helps families pay their bills, stay healthy, and get the treatment and care they need and deserve.

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Approximately 1.6 Million Kentuckians have Medicaid Coverage

Approximately 1.4 Million Tennesseans have Medicaid Coverage

Approximately 3.1 Million Ohioans have Medicaid Coverage

Approximately 520,000 West Virginians have Medicaid Coverage