NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- Some North Carolina lawmakers have taken steps to reallocate reserve funds to shore up Medicaid benefits funding, as the federal shutdown continues.

A Cary woman, who wishes to remain anonymous but is receiving Medicaid benefits, is currently stressed about her financial situation and health.

"I have a condition, a lung condition, that there is no cure for. There is no treatment," said the recipient. "If I'm taking a deep breath, the air is escaping through my lungs."

She relies on Medicaid, a program for which funding is up in the air right now.

She said, "It is scary because I don't know if I'm going to continue (receiving benefits)."

The recipient says she's already pulling money out of her savings account to cover medication that Medicaid doesn't cover.

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