To better understand the barriers faced by people trying to access Medicaid, I worked with the Center for Popular Democracy and community-based organizations in Alaska, Arkansas, DC, Maryland, New Hampshire, Texas, and West Virginia to survey over 1,000 community members across the country about their experiences applying for Medicaid. We found widespread administrative and system barriers–such as long wait times, unhelpful representatives, calls being dropped, and feeling shame or stigma.

Partners: Center for Popular Democracy, Alaskans Take a Stand, Arkansas Community Organizations, SPACEs In Action, Opportunity Knocks Delaware, Rights & Democracy, Texas Organizing Project, and Our Future West Virginia.

For the national report, see here.