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: Thankfully, I have not had many family members who have died in my lifetime. This also means that many in my family are very old. Throughout my life I have always relied on my grandparents and great…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: These things improve long term health outcomes and decrease overall costs Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: The opposite of the above

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Obtaining and keeping employment is often connected to good dental care, ability to see clearly and transportation to needed services. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: See my answer to the question above.

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 and have many Medicaid patients with visual and dental problems. Kids need to see to learn, to properly develop nerve pathways in the brain critical for overall brain development, and to generally navigate the world so they can become productive citizens. Dental health is closely linked to other…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: When more people have appropriate dental and vision care, their total health is improved. Also, many systemic illnesses are first diagnosed when patients access their dentist or optometrist. This means we are able to treat these problems earlier (blood pressure, diabetes, etc)„in turn this means more people have the chance to stay…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Many I know cannot afford a car and the related expenses. Busses only go around town. I know people who have had heart infections from bad teeth and have gotten to the interview stage but not been hired when they lack front teeth. 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: 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 been able to get the care I need without worrying about the high cost of vision and dental. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I will not be able to afford new glasses every year. I will not be able 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: I have a health condition that requires dental work often. Dental and vision is critical to maintaining good health. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I would get sicker, and have to go to the we more often. I would not be able…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Several members in our wear glasses regular dental check ups have kept their teeth healthy for the most part, there are many who live in rural areas that don’t have cars and have children or are elderly that rely on the transportation Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you,…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I treat patients every day that depend on these services to function in life. To care for their children and elderly patients. How do you live if you canÍt see? Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: People deserve to have their basic needs…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Before I was on Medicaid I had not been to a dentist or eye doctor in over 3years I had three cavities and a fillin that had fallen out and was extremely painful when I finally got coverage. The glasses I was wearing were 10years old because I couldn’t afford new ones…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: One’s income level should not determine whether one has access to good vision, dental and medical care. Healthcare is a human rights issue and should not be based on how much money one has. Denying those living in poverty this right simply perpetuates the problem. Manageable health problems should never be an…

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 diabetic with that diagnosis I need to see a dentist and eye doctor regularly to protect my vision and my health from the diabetes. Thankfully I have a vehicle but I know a lot of friends who do not have vehicles and can’t afford a vehicle because of the insurance…

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: This will devastate many families in my community, including many people I know and love.

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Foster child used it Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I’m a nurse whose patients would be negatively affected

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Having type 2 diabetes these check ups are an essential part of my healthcare. Trying to be healthy is hard enough, but having this health issue and several more makes it even more difficult. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: We will surely…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: All of these things are important to the health and well-being of the poorest residents of our state for reasons that shouldn’t even NEED an explanation. But, in particular, dental care is critical for everyone to maintain good health. There is indisputable evidence that lack of dental care leads to heart disease,…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Diabetics can keep their eyes from getting bad by having vision care and seeing as diabetes affects the whole body dental is very essential cause poor dental hygiene creates heart disease and other health issues. Why take away dental and vision and add to a diabetics health issues? Please tell us how…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: A family member on Medicaid was able to her dental care for the first time in years. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Eliminating these benefits will have a detrimental impact on the entire state. Dental disease can lead to other serious issues…

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 apart of ones well being . Dental care is hygiene ! I thought our goal was to prevent the spread of disease. Vision care canÍt be checked by ER or Drs office something so simple in the eye and lack of insurance can cause blindness or impairment of…

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: In one of my jobs I work with people going through cancer treatment and they are able to get to those treatments because of Medicaid transport. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: In one of my jobs I work with people going through…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Neither I nor my family will be impacted„but thousands of others will Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Not me or my family directly„but these cuts are narrow-minded, hard-hearted, and mean-spirited. And not necessary.

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 and two of my friends have benefited from getting their 6 month check ups and cleanings, preventative care! Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Eliminating dental care can lead to more physical health problems, such as cardiac issues. An ounce of…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Was able to take my family to regular dental and vision checkups Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Have you ever tried to work with a toothache , can’t work if we can’t see

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Not applicable…my family does not use Medicaid Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: My family will not be affected….we do not use Medicaid.

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 surprised this is a question. You really need to know why dental and vision coverage is important to people who are disabled, mentally incapacitated…my son is bipolar and without this coverage, I guess he would just be blind and have no teeth. He literally cannot see without his glasses. The fact…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: I definitely need dental Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I’m afraid I will have worse health problems if denied 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: Some people depend on these programs or would be without any healthcare benefits! Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Vision and dental care are as important as medical for overall health! I am grateful that I don’t need these programs! I work full…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: All communities benefit from the provision of basic care for citizens. Dental and vision health are essential for parenting, working and contributing to the community. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: It is immoral to not do so. Such policy reduces us as…

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 issues with my eyes type2 diabetes and histoplasmosis. Both of which can lead to blindness. So my eyes need to be monitored regularly. Without my vision I could not afford this. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I would not be…

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: Healthy individuals make for a healthy community. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: Limiting access to healthcare for the poor just makes people poorer and takes the overall health of the community down.

Please tell us how you, your family or your community has benefited from Medicaid coverage for dental care, vision care, and transportation assistance: My father has been able to seek dental treatment that he put off for so many years. I have been able to utilize dental services for my biologically bad teeth. Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: I have a toothache now, but I…

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: dental cleanings Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: It could promote health issues that are detected by dental/vision screenings!

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 able to get the glasses I need to see, I was able to have my teeth removed that was causing health issues, and my mom is able to get medication she couldn’t afford as do I. 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 grandfather before he passed away earlier this year received benefits that helped him to have reliable transportation to doctor appointments. This was a huge help because I didn’t have to take off work to take him myself. He was too old to drive himself and he needed the necessary care provided…

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 been a Good send to actually be able to go to the Doctors and I don’t drive or have a car so the transportation assistance is a help Please tell us how eliminating these benefits would affect you, your family, or your community: It would just be devasting, I hurt…