Our Stories

Amber Ayala

Hear Amber talk about being an uninsured essential worker during the pandemic.

She's a student who works at a grocery store to help pay for tuition. But Amber doesn't work enough hours to get health benefits through her employer. She has to choose between school and her health.

Kennedy Quintanilla

Hear from Kennedy how hard it is for young adults to get healthcare.

Young adults with low incomes can be doing everything right - working internships, part-time jobs, doing well in school, and more - and still not have access to affordable healthcare. And getting sick can seriously set them back as they build up their lives.

Clarissa Webb

Hear Clarissa's story about how Medicaid saved her baby's life - and hers, too.

Medicaid is a critical program for thousands of Texas moms and their newborns each year. It helps low-income pregnant women get the check-ups, prenatal support, and care they need so their newborns can have a healthy start to life.

Christine Mompoint

Hear from Christine about managing her chronic condition without health insurance.

She talks about rationing medication with her sibling to get by. If our leaders expanded access to quality, affordable healthcare, Texans could be healthier and be more engaged at work, at school, and at home.

Melissa McChesney

For Melissa, Medicaid was a safety ladder - not just a safety net.

Medicaid supports newborns and hardworking moms. Let's make sure low-income families have the support they need before, during, and after a pregnancy.

Rubesela Benitez

Hear from Rubesela, who aged out of Medicaid.

She continues to fight her chronic condition without insurance, and often finds herself choosing between her health and her education.

Joe talks about how hard it is to keep your job and insurance while sick. He's spent much of his retirement savings managing his chronic conditions, including cancer, without insurance.

Casandra is in the coverage gap. Hear Casandra talk about how sick she was before she was able to get the treatment she needed from a local clinic in Amarillo.