By: Michele Johnson and Miriam Delaney Heard
Executive Summary
Congress is poised to eliminate billions of dollars from the Medicaid budget to pay for tax cuts. State advocates know that these proposed cuts could decimate this crucial program that provides access to healthcare for millions of individuals and families. It is now more important than ever that the lived experiences of Medicaid enrollees are amplified to help state and federal legislators to understand the consequences that proposed policies will have on the lives of their constituents. Michele Johnson from Tennessee Justice Center describes how her organization has harnessed the power of stories to advocate for protecting health care access for vulnerable populations.