Brenda Christiansen, age 52, was diagnosed with breast cancer about a year ago. When she first noticed a worrisome lump, she was in the three-month waiting period for the health insurance offered through the nursing job she had recently taken. Within days of qualifying for this coverage, she was laid off. Uninsured and facing this diagnosis, Brenda was eligible to enroll in Utah Medicaid’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Program. This Medicaid program has covered nearly all of Brenda’s cancer care, including a hospital stay and mastectomy, chemotherapy, prescription medicines, expensive imaging and lab services, and specialist care. Brenda pays a small amount for her prescriptions, but with her very low income, and costs for her cancer care totaling close to $100,000, she would be devastated by medical debt if she did not have Medicaid benefits.