A Missouri Mother’s Plea: ‘Without Medicaid, We Would Lose Everything’
- Courtney Leader from Springfield, Missouri, pleaded to her senator that without Medicaid, her family would lose everything including their home and daughter’s care.
- This plea comes as the Senate debates a Republican bill containing President Trump's agenda, which proposes significant Medicaid cuts opposed by some senators like Josh Hawley.
- Pharmacy closures across Missouri and nationwide, including more than 3,300 stores, worsen medication access, particularly in rural areas with shortages of doctors and care services.
- Online pharmacies offer a transformative alternative by reducing travel and missed doses, providing competitive prices, and serving patients statewide with digital support, according to telehealth experts.
- If Medicaid cuts proceed, rural hospitals risk closure and vulnerable patients may face longer travel distances and increased emergency room visits, underscoring urgent calls to preserve these benefits.
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A Missouri mother’s plea: ‘Without Medicaid, we would lose everything’
Courtney Leader has been closely following the contentious tax-and-spending debate in Washington – not that she cares much for politics, but because she believes the proposed Medicaid cuts are a matter of life or death for her daughter.
Medicaid helps keep this Illinois toddler alive and at home. Her mom worries cuts could put it all at risk. – Usa news
Marely Chavarría Santos nació con insuficiencia cardíaca. La punta de su hígado sobresalía por un orificio en su abdomen. Una parte de su intestino era tan estrecha que los nutrientes no podían pasar. Su corazón estaba tan enfermo que finalmente se infló hasta alcanzar el tamaño de un limón grande, presionando sus pulmones y otros órganos. Su madre, Kassandra Santos, de 26 años de edad, recuerda cómo Marely tenía que luchar por respirar, a veces…
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