Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: My disability causes me to have issues such as inability to operate a vehicle; as well as poor teeth. My benefits made it possible for me to be able to access the resources that I need. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: My…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: A lot but rich people donÍt get that

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: My mother has been able to keep her dental health and vision health in check. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: People would not be able to keep their health conditions cared for and prevents potentially dangerous or deadly disease from affecting people.

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Providing transport when cant afford it or have no possible way to none bus line offices Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: my kids paying for all services with no help

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: My granddaughters have medical problems and vision problems. The discontinuation of the benefits would severely impact their lives Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: They wouldn’t have the necessary benefits for them to have a normal life

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I provide case management services for Medicaid recipients and I have witnessed the positive impact dental and vision care have made on my clients. Have you ever had a toothache? Have you ever needed eyeglasses to be able see? Taking away these benefits from the most vulnerable people in our community is…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community:

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: it has helped to keep more kids in school because they have better oral health. Older people on Medicaid sometimes can not sit in a car to get to a Drs appointment and the only way they can get there is in an ambulance Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I had infection in my jaw and the only way to get rid of it was to get all my teeth pulled. If I hadnÍt had dental insurance I wouldnÍt have been able to afford it and the dentist said it would have eventually went to my brain and killed me. I…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I could not afford to habe glass or get dental work if it’s cut out Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I wouldn’t be going to either because I’m disabled and I could aford to go to either one because it takes everything…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: So many people that I work with are on Medicaid (approximately 200 patients) and they are going to be at risk to return back to poor health. Cutting Medicaid benefits is a poor decision because it will…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I am concerned about folks who need this coverage and find theirselves very confused about all of it. A lot of them are seniors with low literacy skills and especially with health literacy. It is very upsetting how we are treating the poor. How a government treats these citizens says so much…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community:

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: It has helped me to be able to work more instead of laying in bed with a headache. Ive been able to keep my teeth better maintained. And if I didnt have the medical transport when I pased out last year, then I dont know what would have happened while i was…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Vision and dental care are essential to wellness AND employability. Cheaper to supply basic services than correct catastrophic illness. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: When I worked in Frankfort, I interviewed a woman who had pulled her own tooth. No dentist would…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community:

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community:

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I have bad eyes and very sensitive teeth problems. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I would not get the glasses I need and I need to get my teeth looked at because of problems I have.

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I was able to get my eye exam two years ago. I had to have several teeth pulled and some filled including much needed antibiotics for abscesses I endured. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: ItÍs going to be a great financial situation…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I am a pediatrician in Morehead. A high percentage of my patients have Medicaid and rely on transportation assistance to get to local appts. and to see specialists in Lexington, Ashland, Louisville and other cities. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Vision and…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Teeth taken care of, and vision Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Too pay teeth and vision care wouldn’t happen

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I am disabled and some doctors are farther away than I can drive to. I depend on this service to get me there if I cannot get another ride. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I have a loss of vision already and…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Children in our community have benefited from dental and vision care as it is required for a child entering kindergarten have both exams. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Persons with dental issue would be forced into the ER of our local failing…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Kentucky children entering into the public schools systems, either at age 3 for preschool, age 4 for Head Start, or age 5 for kindergarten, are REQUIRED to have vision and dental screenings. After the grace period of a few weeks, the student is no long allowed to come to school until the…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I’m covered by employer insurance, but I know firsthand how expensive dental procedures can be, and that’s IF you are getting regular check ups. Eyewear is also pricey but unless you have 20/20 vision, you need to be able to see clearly. These are important body parts and should be included in…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I had dental x-rays for the first time in 20 years. I need special tests for my eyes because I am on Plaquenil for an autoimmune. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: At best, I will return to irregular dental and vision care….

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I had some serious pain and infections going on because of abscessed teeth and having dental care helped me clear up most of those issues. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I haven’t had dental care in years and some of my dental…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Dental and Vision are so important to Physical, Mental and Emotional Health. To delete these vital parts would certainly keep someone from applying for a job Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: The community would certainly find the Emergency Dept. caring for these…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: As the director of a crisis hotline, we hear from many community members that the only way they are able to address basic health needs is through Medicaid coverage. When dental care and vision needs are not addressed in a timely manner, this can lead to far more costly and debilitating issues…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Being a diabetic you have to have yearly dental & vision checkups. Me & my son gets checked every year. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: It costs alot for glasses in which I cannot afford or get the necessary dental cleanings that…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: The data tells us that people wait until there is an emergency, which is far more expensive than preventive care. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: The obvious answer is that we will once again be approaching problems at the crisis level, instead…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Bc I can’t afford to take care of my eyes and teeth with no hel0 Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I would not get help with teeth or eyes bc I can’t afford it

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Prior to Medicaid I was left to begging for medication refills from the free clinic or mostly just living without medication for HBP. I had to plead with providers to help, split pills, and skip days to just to make it to the end of the month. Please tell us how eliminating…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Dental care should be medical care. It has a huge bearing on overall health including heart health. ThereÍs no scientific reason to treat it as less important. We live in a rural state with limited public transportation even in more populated areas. Transportation assistance is a must. Please tell us how eliminating…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community:

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Medicaid coverage has been vital for my son. He would not have the life he has without these benefits. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I see first hand how much these benefits impact families and lives. Perhaps if Mr. Bevin had to…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: While benefits would be nice, someone has to pay for them and if we keep going as-is, our country could bankrupt.

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: The patients I serve have benefited from preventive health services and access to outpatient care rather than access only to emergency and hospital services. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Our community benefits from having a healthy population who contribute to the work…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I am a diabetic I am losing my eye sight my teeth are in bad shape I can barely drive my back and legs I live bye my self I wish that no one had to live…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: My granddaughter has Medicaid and it has helped to provide her with braces and glasses that she needs. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: It would make it hard for her mother to provide her with the glasses she needs to see.