Our Stories
Across the region, Appalachians are sharing their health care stories. Learn more about how the Medicaid program and health coverage has positively impacted the lives and health of our Appalachian neighbors.
Read LeeAnn’s Medicaid Story, Athens, Ohio
"I lost my job due to addiction and being able to enroll in Medicaid allowed me to receive critical inpatient and outpatient treatment and medications...It was Medicaid that threw me a lifeline and gave me my life back." Read more
Watch Brandon’s Health Care Story, Floyd County, Kentucky
"If it wasn't for (Medicaid), I don't know what we'd do. My wife, my kid - they wouldn't be able to go to the doctor and get the medicine they need." Read more
Read Andrew and Debbie’s Story, Ranson, West Virginia
"Medicaid and Social Security Income (SSI) help Andrew get the medical care and prescriptions he needs, home health care assistance (when available), as well as behavioral therapy.” Read more
Read Ann’s Story, Tennessee
“I firmly believe health care is a human right and should not be a political issue." Read more
Read Teresa’s Medicaid Story, Athens, Ohio
“Medicaid sustains the lives of so many people in Ohio. It helps me stay healthy and stay in the workforce.” Read more
Watch Mike Wynn’s Medicaid Story, GraceHealth Outreach Enroller, Kentucky
"He got approved for Medicaid and he went and had a colonoscopy and they found some polyps that were cancerous." Read more
