They have three children all under ten years old—Matthew 5, Jessica 8, Katie 10. Sandy and Rob know the importance of health coverage, but neither of them receives health insurance through work. Their children qualify for Medicaid because of the family’s low income. Medicaid covers sudden expenses such as emergency dental work or antibiotics for a throat infection Source: Faces of Medicaid, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, April 2004