Meet Caroline from Kenosha

Caroline was diagnosed with Down syndrome and a heart condition prenatally. She spent months in Children’s Wisconsin Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and had open-heart surgery when she was almost 3months old. She has a G-tube, wears braces, glasses and sees nearly a dozen specialists at Children’s Wisconsin in Kenosha and Milwaukee. Caroline’s family has commercial insurance through their employers and applied for Katie Beckett Medicaid, due to Caroline’s health conditions. Medicaid covers what commercial insurance doesn’t, including supplies Caroline needs. Their family feels very lucky to have that; without it, they would be struggling. Her mom didn’t plan on not working after having Caroline, but with the care she needed combined with her appointments and therapies, it made sense for her to stay home. With their reduced family income, Katie Beckett Medicaid has made a huge difference for their family.

Please keep Medicaid strong for kids like Caroline!