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Sen. Elizabeth Warren plans to introduce the COVID Community Care Act, an $8 billion relief bill to help underserved Americans during the pandemic — a move first shared with The 19th.
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The $8 billion relief bill would provide grants for community-based organizations and nonprofits to conduct testing, tracing and outreach activities in communities with higher virus rates or that have historically lacked access to medical care.https://bit.ly/2UVxrqz
—Black people are nearly 5x more likely than White people to be hospitalized with COVID-19 and 2x as likely to die. —Native Americans and Latinx people are also more likely to be hospitalized and die from the virus than their White counterparts.https://bit.ly/2UVxrqz
In a public health crisis, a successful recovery relies heavily on whether people trust the information and health care available. The legislation would require that funds be delegated to community members that have experience with the people they serve.https://bit.ly/2UVxrqz
Under the proposed legislation, at least $400 million would also be allocated to the Indian Health Service to help tribal nations and organizations respond to the public health crisis.https://bit.ly/2UVxrqz
“COVID-19 has laid bare the systemic racism embedded in the U.S. health care system — that our country’s legacy of discrimination has prevented communities of color from accessing the health care services they need,” Warren said.
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It's a bill that was introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee in early September that never got out of committee. It's Performance Art.
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