STORIES in the News!
FHJP's STORIES Project connected Sonia and Miguel with a Miami Herald reporter, who then wrote about the need for adding a dental benefit to Medicare.
Medicaid Expansion Stories
Sandra
Orlando, Florida
In spite of her health challenges, Sandra moved to Florida in 2018 to take full-time care of her mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, and her brother, who is blind and autistic.
Thomas
Orlando, Florida
Thomas developed several ailments that went untreated due to a lack of health insurance. Affordable health care through Medicaid expansion could have prevented him from being physically unable to work.
Mika
Homestead, Florida
Mika was injured in a car accident and had to stop working. Without income, Mika did not qualify for a health care marketplace subsidy, making health insurance unaffordable.
Long-Term Care Stories
Therese
Naples, Florida
Therese has twice been erroneously terminated from her Medicaid Long-Term Care benefits. She was without an aide for over six weeks, a perilous situation for someone who requires 24-hour care.
Manuel
Miami, Florida
After three years of waiting to qualify for the home-based care that he needs and much advocacy by FHJP and various organizations, Manuel's application for home care was finally approved.
Elder Health Stories
Miguel and Sonia
Miami, Florida
Their urgent need for dental care has meant that they have had to travel to Sonia’s native country of the Dominican Republic in order to receive the care they required.
Antonia
Miami, Florida
When Antonia goes to the dentist for the maintenance care that she needs, she is turned away. It is always the same response: “Your insurance does not cover dental care.”
Eustiquieano
Miami, Florida
At 82 years old, almost all of Eustiqueano’s teeth are in need of treatment, making it difficult for him to chew. His Medicare HMO only covers one cleaning a year with a co-pay.
