In a recent op-ed in the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, social worker Tania Malone gave a powerful testimony on the power and necessity of Medicaid Expansion in Wyoming.
Lack of equitable access to healthcare coverage severely impacted her pregnancy. Even the coverage she now has is unstable, because Medicaid has not yet been expanded. Tania is like so many others in Wyoming who would need MedEx now: women and working Wyomingites would benefit most from Medicaid Expansion.
“I say this all the time when I explain my situation to people: You try and do better. You work and try to save money and build a better life. You work the better job, but you’re still unable to receive the potentially lifesaving and life improving health care coverage that you need. I don’t want this to be anyone else’s story.
If my experience can help shed light on the importance of access to health care during and after pregnancy and make it possible for more people to stay healthy, then some of the hardship will have been worth it.“
