Black America Without Health Care Reform

As the Affordable Care Act remains in jeopardy, BET's Cord Jefferson focuses on studies that show how it will affect the African-American community if the Supreme Court declares the law unconstitutional. Suggested Reading New AI TikTok Trend Has Gorillas Posing as Black Women, and Folks are Pissed Steve Harvey’s Gorgeous $15 Million Once Owned by…

As the Affordable Care Act remains in jeopardy, BET's Cord Jefferson focuses on studies that show how it will affect the African-American community if the Supreme Court declares the law unconstitutional.

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With the legality of President Obamaโ€™s landmark Affordable Care Act now being considered in the nationโ€™s highest court, millions of Americans await a ruling to figure out whatโ€™s going to happen with their health care. One subgroup paying particular attention, of course, is the African-American community โ€ฆ

The problem? Much of it comes back to unemployment. For a variety of reasons, Blacks are jobless more, meaning they get insurance through their employer โ€” the leading access to health care โ€” less frequently than others. Of Blacks who do have jobs, many have part-time gigs, which typically donโ€™t offer adequate health-care coverage โ€ฆ

Even with the ACA things are not rosy for African-Americans and health care. Without the law, however, things simply get that much worse.

Read Cord Jefferson's entire piece at BET.

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