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Mary Beth Koniarski lives in Lawrence Valley, Pennsylvania, with her husband and their adult son, Adam. For more than a decade, they have shared not just a home but the daily challenges and triumphs that come with living alongside serious mental illness. And through it all, Medicaid has been the lifeline that has helped keep their family together.
A former musician, now President of the Resident Council at Complete Care Nursing Home in Brick, NJ, Louis Bonilla is a passionate advocate for Medicaid and Medicare after the programs saved his life.
Wayla is the mother of 30-year-old Cynda, who has an intellectual disability and receives services through the Developmental Disabilities Waiver under Medicaid. These services are essential to both Cynda’s health and her quality of life.
When Jay Williams received a life-changing call from the Department of Human Services, he and his wife stepped in to care for their infant grandson, Hayden—just six months old and severely burned. In the face of unimaginable trauma and a long road of surgeries, recovery, and emotional healing, Medicaid became their lifeline.
Mickey is a long time advocate fighting for policies that empower people with disabilities to live independently, work, and fully participate in their communities. As the mother of an adult child on Medicaid, she knows firsthand how the safety net program has changed her life and countless others.
Dr. Lincoln has built her career on empathy, trust, and teamwork. Now, she's using those same values to challenge a system increasingly shaped by private equity and corporate interests.
Grace is a first-year medical student in California who currently uses Medicaid to access affordable health care and manage the financial challenges of medical school, where the cost of tuition and living expenses is already high.
Stefanie Ebnal, one of the thousands of nurses and health care workers on the front lines of the Providence hospital nurses strike in Portland, OR did not start her career as a nurse. Instead, she began in pharmaceutical research, following a scientific path—but never truly feeling connected to the work.
Heather Lyon lives in Morris, Illinois, a small community nestled in the heart of the Midwest. At only 39 her story is one of pain, resilience and advocacy.
Austin and his wife returned to the US in 2023 after spending nearly eight years living abroad in South Korea. One of their first concerns: what are we going to do about health care?