GEORGIA LEFT ME OUT
“I’m scared to death to go sleep at night. I’m
afraid I just won’t wake up. Medicaid expansion
would help me tremendously.”
Tracy from Augusta, GA
Tracy is disabled and is unable to work. She has so far been unsuccessful
in receiving disability benefits. She has severe back problems and
other health problems, including a degenerative disc disorder, thrush
requiring dentures, and an anxiety/panic disorder. Tracy has to live at
home with her mother who pays for all their bills with her pension. She
feels that she is a burden on her mother. At a recent check-up, Tracy
was diagnosed with a heart problem which causes her heart to slow
down close to a stop when she is sleeping. She’s afraid she’ll go to
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sleep and never wake up.
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I fall in the coverage gap too.
Tracy’s voice matters. So does mine. We support
closing Georgia’s coverage gap because:
TO:
My State Senator and Representative
c/o Georgians for a Healthy Future
100 Edgewood Avenue, NE, Suite 1015
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
I do not wish to receive action alerts about Georgia’s health
care issues, including efforts to close the coverage gap.
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GEORGIA LEFT ME OUT
“Not having health insurance makes you feel like
a 3rd rate citizen. When I had health insurance,
I felt like a 1st rate citizen.”
Henry from Savannah, GA
Henry had to stop working as a truck driver in 2008 to take care of his
diabetes and other health issues. He intended to return to driving once
his health problems were under control, but he was diagnosed with thyroid
cancer and could not return to work. He is currently managing the cancer
and diabetes along with several other severe health issues, including
blood clots in his legs and lungs, and COPD. Although, he is able to get
some of his care from a free clinic in Savannah, he has many unpaid
medical bills. He must rely on his elderly mother to help pay some of
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his costs, which he says is difficult because she lives on a fixed income.
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I fall in the coverage gap too.
Henry’s voice matters. So does mine. We support
closing Georgia’s coverage gap because:
TO:
My State Senator and Representative
c/o Georgians for a Healthy Future
100 Edgewood Avenue, NE, Suite 1015
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
I do not wish to receive action alerts about Georgia’s health
care issues, including efforts to close the coverage gap.
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GEORGIA LEFT ME OUT
“All I want is to serve the public, but this is life or
death. It’s scary not to have employer coverage.”
Lisa from Decatur, GA
Lisa is the Executive Director of a non-profit organization in Georgia
that legal advocacy for low-income women and girls. Lisa has major
health needs, including a brain tumor and seizures, so having health
coverage is literally life or death for her. She had ACA coverage,
but her 2016 income will fall below the poverty line ($11,770) so she
will lose the subsidy that made her coverage affordable. She would get
a second job to help bring her income up, but her doctor wants her to
stop working completely. She went to law school and became an
attorney to help people in need, but now she cannot make enough
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money to take care of her health needs.
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FROM:
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I fall in the coverage gap too.
Lisa’s voice matters. So does mine. We support
closing Georgia’s coverage gap because:
TO:
My State Senator and Representative
c/o Georgians for a Healthy Future
100 Edgewood Avenue, NE, Suite 1015
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
I do not wish to receive action alerts about Georgia’s health
care issues, including efforts to close the coverage gap.
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