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Medicaid Blog
Blog posts dedicated exclusively to Medicaid — helping you navigate and understand.
- Experiences with Medicaid (8/26/2019) - by Jennifer Roberts In 1985, when I was in Kindergarten, I was hospitalized for four days. After receiving a support poster from my classmates, a special teddy bear, and lots of finger pricks, I came home with a diagnosis of asthma. From that time forward I carried an inhaler, and I used it 8 times a day. Throughout childhood, my… …
- Goodnight, Colorado (8/22/2019) - by Brigitta Hebdron My son has Fragile X Syndrome, a genetic cause of autism. One of the first challenges we faced was disrupted sleep patterns. He was up crying loudly many nights long after the family was asleep. By the time he was eighteen months old, he shared a room with his older sister. When he awoke, I ran to… …
- Medicaid Blog (8/22/2019) - Introduction My name is Nicole Bishop and I am a volunteer disability advocate and social worker currently employed at AllHealth network working with at risk teens and young adults experiencing first time psychotic episodes. I live independently with my family including my two-year-old son, and partner. I also am diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 2 which is a… …
