James sat quietly in the main room of the Boys Girls and Adults Community Development Center in Marvell waiting for his sister to return so that he could be interviewed for the Medicaid Story Collective.

Janice Boyd is a prime example of how southerners, living in a small rural town, will take care of their relatives -- regardless of their own medical problems.

Jennifer found herself caught up in the travails of the Medicaid Unwinding.

Back in the 1990s, Jennifer realized she was in big trouble. She had a lot of health problems, and everything just kept getting worse.

Jennifer Cobb lives in Elaine and is receiving Medicaid AR Home/Blue Cross Blue Shield. She began receiving Medicaid as a result of the Public Health Emergency in 2020.

Jermaine is 48 and lives in Elaine, AR. Three years ago, he was diagnosed with kidney cancer.

STAYING THE COURSE - MEDICAID A MUST

Jessica is the proud mother of 3 children whom she adores. She works hard to get them anything they need.

Johnie M Rodgers lives in Elaine and is a retired “In-Home Health Care Worker.”

Joseph is a 40-year-old man who does not let his Muscular Dystrophy define him.

Joseph receives Social Security and QMB that pays for his Medicare Premium and other co-pays.

OUCH! MY TOOTH HURTS! I NEED DENTAL!