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Many African Americans Still Can't Access Healthcare (2831 hits)


Despite the Affordable Care Act, a/k/a Obamacare, one group is particularly likely to be without affordable healthcare.  Many African Americans fall into a "health coverage gap".

One more reason Why We Need to Heal

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Posted By: Zhana Books
Tuesday, February 10th 2015 at 5:38AM
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