The STORIES
Medicaid Expansion
Anthony is a 45-year-old native Floridian whose part-time job in janitorial services doesn’t offer health insurance. He doesn’t qualify for Medicaid under the state’s stringent requirements either.
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Elder Health
Ingrid needs two implants that would cost six to seven thousand dollars. That financial burden is not feasible for Ingrid, who lives on a fixed income and relies on Medicare.
Long-Term Care
At just 32 years old, Manuel’s life and the lives of his family changed forever when a motorcycle accident left him quadriplegic.
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Immigrant Health
Marivi Wright & Tamico Spears | Jacksonville, FL
“Taxpayer dollars are better served investing in preventive care, than placing immigrants in the impossible position of foregoing necessary medical care because of the fear of harming their immigration applications."
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Floridians Impacted By COVID-19
Before COVID, Adriana, a 60-year-old resident of downtown Miami, had been working hard as a waitress--in spite of serious health problems.
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Share Your Story
Join the fight by letting your voice be heard!
Contact us if you or a family member need health care and are:
- Struggling with injury or illness, including mental illness.
- A low-income worker.
- A parent of a minor child.
- Struggling with injury or illness, including mental illness.
- A frail and disabled senior struggling to remain at home.
Sharing your story --in your words and your voice-- is part of the solution. Together we'll make the case that it's time for everyone to have affordable health care.
We are grateful to the following funders for support of the STORIES Project:
