For far too long, Black people have been subjected to systemic racism baked into American systems, and healthcare is no exception. Black people have been faced with disparities in health care and health outcomes for decades. #BlackHealthMatters #ExpandMedicaid 1/8
Eliminating racially-motivated barriers to health care must be a top priority for Tennessee. Health justice is racial justice. Focusing on improving Black health is integral to the rectification of our state’s history of racism. #BlackHealthMatters #ExpandMedicaid 2/8
Health equity is impacted by a history of damaging policies that contribute to the social determinants of health, and we believe that improving access to affordable healthcare is an important part of the process of reversing the disparities that racism has created 3/8
In a review of 65 different studies about states who have expanded Medicaid under the ACA, the majority of studies found that expansion decreased racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage as well as health outcomes and quality of care 4/8
In Tennessee, 31,000 Black people who are currently in the coverage gap would gain access to affordable health coverage with the expansion of Medicaid. Tennessee must follow the lead of other states in America and expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of uninsured people 5/8
Racial health disparities are caused by longstanding systemic barriers and injustice, not the individual behaviors or choices of Black people. By centering the needs of Black people, we can design a system that works better for everyone #BlackHealthMatters 6/8
I am committed to doing my part to promote health justice so that everyone has access to quality, affordable health care. I pledge to be informed and engage in anti-racist actions to transform our healthcare system and achieve health equity for all #BlackHealthMatters 7/8
November 20, 2021, show your support for the campaign to expand Medicaid and participate in TJC’s Virtual Health Justice Rally. Register here zurl.co/BoND #BlackHealthMatters #ExpandMedicaid
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