Chapter 10 Toolkit: Health Care

The Price of Life: Importance of Healthcare Reform

What to Read

1 . Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight against Medical Discrimination by Alondra Nelson

2 . Contagions of Empire: Scientific Racism, Sexuality, and Black Military Workers Abroad, 1898-1948 by Khary Oronde Polk

3 . Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Women of Color and the Fight for Reproductive Justice by Zakiya Luna

4 . The Case for Universal Health Care by David Colton

5 . The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal World by Michael Marmot

What to Watch

1 . Sicko

2 . Money-Driven Medicine

3 . The Waiting Room

4 . PBS, Power to Heal

5 . Period Poverty in America

  • 6 . Knock Down the House 

    7 . Audrey & Daisy  

    8 . John Q

    9 . Aftershock (Hulu)

Things to Do

1 . Learn about your state's medicaid policy and understand how your state compares to others. You can look at standard policy info and dive deeper into seeing who it affects at https://www.policygenius.com/health-insurance/a-state-by-state-guide-to-medicaid/ and https://www.kff.org/interactive/medicaid-state-fact-sheets/.

2 . Volunteer to canvas or phonebank for politicians who have a strong plan to increase access to healthcare and improve healthcare costs.

3 . Support gofundme’s and mutual aid for individuals who cannot cover their medical costs.

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