That’s Medicaid
Health insurance coverage provides people with access to the care they need—when they need it. That’s Medicaid shares stories of people helped by Medicaid at critical points in their lives.
That’s Medicaid
Health insurance coverage provides people with access to the care they need—when they need it. That’s Medicaid shares stories of people helped by Medicaid at critical points in their lives.
Gail B. / South Holland, Illinois
Registered nurse Gail was already a cervical cancer survivor when she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 47.
Radiation left her exhausted and with oozing underarm burns, but she felt fortunate to have insurance. But then her employer restructured while she was undergoing treatment, and Gail lost her job and her health insurance.
Gail never thought she’d need Medicaid. But the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program was a needed lifeline. She received her remaining treatment through Medicaid.
Gail returned to the workforce cancer-free a few months later. These days, she also volunteers as an ambassador for other breast cancer survivors.
“Fortunately I wasn’t on Medicaid long,” Gail said. “But when I really needed it, it was there for me. It supported me through a time of crisis.”
