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 is crucial for a person’s overall health and well being. I don’t really know why I have to sit here and tell the state why having dental care is important and necessary. It is common sense to cover dental care as many dental conditions, if left untreated, become medical issues….

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Both my wife and I have eyeglasses. She has multiple teeth that need attention. We cannot afford traditional insurance. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Without Medicaid, we could not get needed vision and dental care.

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: As an Adult, I went through a majority of my childhood without dental coverage. IÍm blessed to be covered by Dental to fix issues with my teeth that happened a while ago. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: My teeth would be 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 take medications that cause a constant dry mouth which has lead to numerous small cavities on my teeth regardless of dental care. Because of the Medicaid expansion I have been able to get regular checkups, get numerous fillings, my wisdom teeth extracted and have kept small cavities from becoming major problems….

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: If Bevin is a Christian, perhaps he forgot how he is commanded to care for the poor by his Savior. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: The most vulnerable suffer enough. They don’t need more suffering from selfish career politicians.

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 56 years old, divorced with no alimony/child support at this time. I had to retire from Walmart due to badly arthritic knees which will need replacement soon. I am disabled although I am having trouble getting disability benefits on my own and cannot afford a lawyer. I am a college…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I know many people depend on these benefits. Especially the transportation benefits Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: These benefits are needed by my 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: I will not be able to have the dental work done that I need.

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I agree that members should have to pay a fee to continue having coverage. They should have access to ñsomeî dental coverage as long as they pay a fee. Some jobs donÍt provide insurance and this is all that some people can afford. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: with Medicaid I was able to see specialists for my brain disorder Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I will go blind!

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: The benefits give preventative and needed care to have a healthy population of people. I canÍt imagine not getting glasses and other services needed for healthy living. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Health care costs will rise because people wonÍt get the…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Heart disease and diabetes are extremely high in Kentucky. Dental and vision care are necessary in the overall well being of these patients especially. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: It would only complicate these particular health issues. Also, we would have children…

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 is 91 n in a rehab/rest home right now recovering from a fall with 2 broke arms. Transportation assistance is a must in a wheelchair ! Becuase the rest home n system took all her money before medicad would help pay for her stay she has no money for dental…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: My family and I personally haven’t. I just like my fellow Kentuckians to be healthy. 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: My daughter has very bad eyesight. She is 13 and cannot see well w/out her glasses. Every year her Rx changes drastically, we need to be able to keep up w/her changes. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: It would negatively impact my…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Glasses too see Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Probably will loose some food budget to cover additional cost

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: My wife, son, and daughter have Medicaid. They go to the dentist to maintain good health. Our son has to have glasses in order to see. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: It means my family will have to do without something!!!

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: They are the only insurance that some people can afford

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: IÍm a teacher and my students use these benefits.

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: After I lost my employee based health care due to pancreatic cancer diagnosis and surgery recovery that lasted longer than 12 weeks, I would have had no way to continue my care with doctors had it not been for Medicaid. My son also would not have been covered since he was also…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Overall better health Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Less access to care- more uncontrolled medical and dental disease

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: An unhealthy community is a less resourceful one.

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I recently found out through a routine eye exam that I am at high risk for glocoma, and without the ability to monitor its progression I could lose my vision. It requires a special test each year that is expensive. I was also told last week June 30th that I needed oral…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I suffered an alergic reaction and had hives in my eyes covering my tear ducts. Had I not had vision care I would have had a horrible infection in my face from blocked ducts! Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I can’t afford…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: It’s helped tremendously! Before I was able to acquire a vehicle, transportation benefits were the only way I could get to medical appointments. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Without vision benefits, I could possibly lose my vision completely, and I’m scared of…

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 seeing more people come in for preventative care. Rather then for emergency care. And due to areas where a health center is a long distance away , transportation assistance is very beneficial for pt’s to seek the care they need. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your…

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: It hurts the working poor who have been cast as the villains to divert attention away from corporate welfare that cost taxpayers billions of dollars!

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 spent my entire life in and out of RAM clinics in order to get access to oral health services. Thanks to the ACA, I no longer have to do this…had to do this. Medicaid has allowed me to have much-needed oral surgery and preventative care, all of which has been…

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 Medicaid when I was pregnant with both children. It helped to pay for charges I would have otherwise cause great financial hardship. We had private, primary insurance that help with a minimum of our expenses. 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: Healthy workers provide value to local businesses. KY has a need for workers that is currently going unfilled. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: More uncovered people will resort to Emergency Room visits and not be able to pay those charges.

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: When my son was young, I enrolled him in KCHIP because although I worked, I couldn’t afford coverage. He was able to have an important dental procedure, have his teeth cleaned and cared for, and have his immunizations and other health care taken care of. I am now working and pay his…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: HELPS TO PROMOTE OVERALL GENERAL HEALTH Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD ILLNESS, POOR HEALTH OR LIFE EVENTS THAT HAVE LED TO PROBLEMS WITH ORAL CARE. IE THE PERSON WITHOUT TEETH IS A RISK FOR MALNUTRITION OR THE PERSON…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: The health of the community is everyone’s responsibility and no one should be denied basic health coverage for dental or vision care. Your head is part of your body and should be covered. Not everyone in this country is blessed with circumstances that allow them to have dollars to afford reliable transportation,…

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 healthy because of my insurance that I’ve had. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I have glasses and need to keep those updated because if not my eyes can just become worse than they already are.

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: My friend Marie is a senior low income quadriplegiac. She is able to have eyeglasses and make medical appointments through this coverage and assistance. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Many seniors and disabled persons in my community would be left without eyeglasses,…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I rely on it for my care as a recent college graduate with much debt looking for better opportunities, having this coverage allows me to stay healthy during my search and allows me to focus on my search rather than how to afford my healthcare. I have glasses and need them 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:

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: My FQHC dental clinic has seen countless patients who have been able to access affordable dental care for the first time in their lives. People who have NEVER had a dental exam, are completing treatments and improving their oral health, and relatedly, their systemic health. Children of parents who were previously not…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: They can have access to dental care, if they don’t have that then they do not get it. It’s not affordable. They need vision care because if they don’t have it they can’t see to work, drive, read. Transportation is used for many many things. Just take a look and see how…

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 cataract surgery, covered. I would have had severe difficulty seeing without surgery. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I have no current dental or vision problems so I’m not sure.