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Medicaid Matters for You

Medicaid Matters for You

by | Jun 5, 2025 |

Medicaid gives people access to essential health care and supports when they need it most, but enormous Republican-proposed cuts would jeopardize the health of over 70 million people, including children, pregnant people, older adults, people with disabilities and people with low incomes. As we look ahead to the 60th anniversary of the Social Security Amendments on July 30, 2025, more commonly known as the Medicare and Medicaid Act, we reflect on the importance of this program to people nationwide.

Medicaid Matters for My Husband’s Patients

Medicaid Matters for My Husband’s Patients

by | May 30, 2025 |

Throughout this spring, the National Partnership is highlighting the importance of Medicaid in the lives of our staff and their loved ones, proudly proclaiming Medicaid Matters. In this blog post, we highlight our colleague Sarah’s husband, Dr. Albert Coombs III, DMD, who highlights a front tooth, a full smile, and the power of Medicaid.

Women & Birthing People in Border Communities Face Escalating Attacks on Health Care Access Under the Trump Administration

Women & Birthing People in Border Communities Face Escalating Attacks on Health Care Access Under the Trump Administration

by | May 28, 2025 |

Women and birthing people living in communities along the U.S.-Mexico border face persistent barriers to accessing the care they need, and the Trump Administration and Republican policymakers’ agenda is further exacerbating these challenges. Policies like border militarization and cuts to public health funding will worsen access to comprehensive care, including critical primary, maternal, and reproductive health care services.

Medicaid Matters for My Sister TJ

Medicaid Matters for My Sister TJ

by | May 22, 2025 |

Medicaid provides essential health coverage to mothers, older women, women with disabilities and women with low incomes when they need it most. Medicaid matters for women across the country – including my sister TJ.

NEWS: Abortion stopped in Missouri again in the wake of state Supreme Court ruling

NEWS: A brain-dead woman’s pregnancy raises questions about Georgia’s abortion law

by | May 22, 2025 |

Adriana Smith, a 30 year-old nurse and mother, was about nine weeks pregnant in February when doctors declared her brain dead after she suffered a medical emergency. But Smith’s mother, April Newkirk, told Atlanta TV station WXIA that doctors at Emory University Hospital have been keeping her organs functioning since then until the fetus can be delivered, citing Georgia’s law banning most abortions…

Medicaid Matters for Me (Lorena’s Story)

Medicaid Matters for Me (Lorena’s Story)

by | May 9, 2025 |

From childhood to early adulthood I received my health insurance through Passport Health Plan, a Kentucky Medicaid insurance provider. Medicaid is the largest provider of health coverage for children in the United States – covering approximately 40 percent of children nationwide. Proposed cuts to Medicaid threaten access to this vital source of health care.

Medicaid Matters for My Mom Maria

Medicaid Matters for My Mom Maria

by | May 1, 2025 | ,

Medicaid gives people access to essential health care and support when they need it most, but enormous Republican-proposed cuts would jeopardize the health of over 70 million people, including children, pregnant people, older adults, people with disabilities and...

Medicaid Matters for Me (Natasha’s Story)

Medicaid Matters for Me (Natasha’s Story)

by | Apr 17, 2025 |

Natasha is one of many Black mamas sharing their story this week to deepen the national conversation about Black maternal health in the United States. Her story particularly highlights why Medicaid Matters and why protecting Medicaid is a maternal health equity issue.

Medicaid Matters for Me (Lorena’s Story)

Data Erasure: An Attack on Women’s Health

by | Mar 31, 2025 |

Women are being eliminated from data collection and reporting. From government website scrubs to the dismantling of maternal mortality review committees, our voices and experiences are being systematically erased. These actions suppress critical health information, opening the door for more extreme policies and making it harder to demonstrate the harms and hold policymakers accountable.

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