That’s Medicaid: When You Need Support to Support Others (New York)

This commentary tells the story of John, a counselor for a nonprofit AIDS support organization. Medicaid helps cover his HIV medication as well as manage his diabetes, lupus, and heart problems. “If it wasn’t for Medicaid, with all the health issues I’ve been through, I know I wouldn’t have been able to make it,” John says.

That’s Medicaid shares stories of people who have been covered by Medicaid at critical points in their lives, underscoring the importance of stable health insurance coverage to building a nationwide Culture of Health.