Huntsville small business owner, Cortney, explains how Medicaid expansion saved her life when she lived in Washington and how she’s barely getting by without it in Alabama.

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Cortney was diagnosed and treated for bipolar and PTSD when she lived in Washington State. She then moved back home to Alabama only to find herself without health insurance due to Alabama's failure to expand Medicaid.

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That's when she had to start going off the book to treat her bipolar. Untreated, Cortney's bipolar can cause intrusive thoughts, anxiety, and other symptoms. Because Cortney does not have health care, she's turned to herbal supplements & the suicide hotline for help. #alpolitics

Cortney is not alone. Over 50,000 working women in Alabama are caught in the health care coverage gap due to Alabama's failure to #ExpandMedicaid.

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What's her hope for 2021? Cortney wants to marry her partner and see Alabama expand Medicaid.

@GovernorKayIvey, it's time to #ExpandMedicaid. Working men and women are barely getting by and need health insurance.

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