Personal Stories
Personal Stories
‘I will leave this world better than I found it’
Angel’s experiences have forged her into a fierce advocate of programs that have allowed her not just to have daily necessities, but also to maintain a high level of independence.
Personal Stories
Virginia wants you to join her in protecting health coverage in Alabama
Virginia would say things have been going well since moving back home to Birmingham a year ago – steady even. She said consistency has been key in staying healthy when life takes on unexpected changes.
And Virginia has had to navigate some unexpected changes recently.
Personal Stories
Medicaid helped save her daughter’s life. Angelica wants it to be there for other Alabamians, too
Angelica is outspoken about the misconceptions and stigmas that often surround federal programs serving Alabama families. She said that in the past, more than half of her paycheck would be spent on private insurance.
Personal Stories
Medicaid Expansion Advocacy Day – Feb. 25, 2025
Personal Stories
‘It shouldn’t be like this’
“If working people could get the coverage they deserve, we wouldn’t even be where we are now. Here in the Black Belt, or anywhere else.”
Personal Stories
‘I just want to go to the doctor’
“I get these bills in the mail, and it’s so much stress. I don’t like owing people money. So I just don’t get help even when I’m in pain.”
Personal Stories
‘Coverage needs to be affordable for everyone’
Valerie is disabled, living without health coverage in rural Wilcox County. After 30 surgeries, she’s got thousands of dollars in medical debt.
Personal Stories
From a childhood in the cancer ward to a lifetime in Alabama’s coverage gap
Personal Stories
Alabama enrollment navigators provide help, but options are limited without Medicaid expansion
As an enrollment navigator for Enroll Alabama, Rebecca Sylvester faces a daily battle with the harsh realities of Alabama’s health care system.
Personal Stories
‘I just thought things were the same everywhere’
Medicaid coverage was a vital lifeline for Saraland resident Jolene Dybas as she recovered from a health emergency. But after losing that coverage during the Medicaid unwinding period, she has had to go without needed health care.