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Monique

Monique

As a hard working mother of three, caring for herself and her family is extremely important to Monique Jenkins. When it comes to getting the health care she needs, Monique has struggled to afford care, and having a pre-existing condition has made this process even more difficult. Now that she has insurance under the Affordable Care Act, however, Monique can look forward to a healthy future, one she feels much more positive about, saying, “I now feel as if I will see my grandchildren one day.”

Photo credit: Julie Bennet, courtesy of Alabama Arise

Consumer Stories

The needs and experiences of health care consumers — particularly people in marginalized or low-income communities or with complex needs and significant disabilities — are the driving force of the Center’s work. Documenting and amplifying patients’ real-life health care situations, in their own words, is central to our ability to create a health care system that works for all of us. Click below for stories from some of the consumers we work with.

Shannon

Shannon, a dedicated mother of two, knows the struggle of paying for medical care. And, as a single parent of a child with several medical diagnoses who requires long-term care, this is especially true.

Formeeca

Formeeca makes her family’s health care her priority, often putting her own care on pause to focus on helping her daughter and her son, who has autism, secure their needed health care.
Chelsea

Like other girls her age, Chelsea loves to sing, play sports and spend quality time with her family and friends. But Chelsea has unique needs that must be met and her Medicaid coverage is key to Chelsea’s ability to thrive at school and in her many other activities.