Since Medicaid was expanded in North Carolina, more than 600,000 people now have 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.
Our state is more prosperous because advocates like you never stopped speaking up on behalf of North Carolina’s children. Now, we need your help spreading the word about the positive impact Medicaid has on our state’s families, communities, and economy.
Whether it’s sharing the videos below or reaching out to your elected representatives, we need you to be the voice for North Carolina’s children. We need you to speak up to protect NC Medicaid.
We need your help spreading the word about the positive impact Medicaid has on North Carolina’s children and families. Click the button to email Senator Tillis and Senator Budd to urge them to keep our state’s children healthy by protecting NC Medicaid.
You can send an email advocating for Medicaid’s positive impact on children with special health care needs, and/or you can send an email in support of Medicaid’s impact on our state’s economic health.
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 and sharing their story for this project, 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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