Right now, more than 1.4 million children in North Carolina depend on Medicaid to grow up healthy and strong. Medicaid helps children with special health care needs access the treatments and therapies they need to thrive. Medicaid helps kids access the educational resources they need to achieve in school so they can have a bright future. It’s simple: Medicaid helps children reach their full potential.
When Medicaid was expanded in our state, more than 600,000 North Carolinians gained access to care—and we know that when parents and caregivers have access to care, their children and families are healthier and more financially stable.
Now, we need you to speak up once more and be the voice for North Carolina’s children.
We encourage you to share your Medicaid story, read and listen to the stories of others, and keep speaking up on behalf of Medicaid and the children and families who thrive because of it.
Medicaid isn’t just a matter of public policy. It’s about people. Medicaid is there for families welcoming children into the world. Medicaid is there for children who are medically fragile or have special health care needs. Medicaid is there for children who need special education resources so they can achieve.
If Medicaid has had an impact on your life or on the life of a loved one, please share your story with us.
Our partners at the North Carolina Alliance for Health have worked diligently to create resources that support advocates as they speak up to protect NC Medicaid. In their toolkit are PSA videos, bilingual fact sheets, email templates, and social media posts you can use to spread the word about the importance of Medicaid in the lives of North Carolina’s children and families.
Did your family gain coverage through Medicaid Expansion? NC Child is working on a project to further highlight the positive impacts of Medicaid Expansion on North Carolina’s children and families. If you or anyone you know would be interested in participating in an interview about their experiences with Medicaid, please complete the interest form and a member of our team will reach out to you.
Hannah Steer knows a thing or two about facing the odds. Her son was born three months prematurely, diagnosed with autism at three years old, and after years of waiting, Hannah’s son was approved for a life-changing Medicaid Innovations waiver.
“I feel really frustrated when some people refer to Medicaid as a “hand out.” We all pay taxes and it’s how those taxes are allocated that makes a difference in the lives of Americans who are working hard to make a living and provide for themselves and their families. Medicaid is not a “hand out,” it is allocations of funds for those who need it to make access to healthcare equitable and fair.” – Christina Ruiz, Parent Advocate
Growing up, Norma and her brothers all had Medicaid. The youngest child and only daughter of a single parent, she saw how hard her mom worked to provide for their family.
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