Housing Committee

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NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, 

Released the Following Statement on the House's Passage of President Biden's Build Back Better Act:
"The NAACP applauds members of the House of Representatives for passing the Build Back Better Act". 

This historic legislation will not only continue efforts to fight for change but will also:
provide crucial funding for families in reducing the cost of child and eldercare and in affordable and low-income housing. The Build Back Better Act will have monumental positive impacts on addressing long-standing racial disparities impacting Black communities across this country. It will provide the investments necessary to reduce the generational impacts of child poverty, address access to fair and affordable housing, provide equitable educational opportunities, provide our elders with the support and the medical resources they need, create equity by providing time off with pay, and create training programs that expand access to new and in-demand jobs. These investments represent a step in the right direction and have the ability to chip away at decades of economic disenfranchisement maintained by past racist policies and racialized practices.  
While we celebrate the passing of the Build Back Better Act, we now urge the Senate to expediently pass the House bill, with no amendments, and make these long-overdue investments a reality that will reshape the lives of all Black families and communities."

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A Civil Rights and health Equity Crisis

Since pandemic protections ended, Medicaid experienced the largest enrollment decline in its history. Fourteen million fewer Americans are enrolled in Medicaid today than at the height of the public health emergency. Children, seniors, and families cannot afford to go back.

The Medicaid program is a critical lifeline for Americans with lower incomes. It is also a major source of health insurance for people of color. Nearly 67% of children on Medicaid are children from Black, Latino, and Native/Indigenous communities.

Over a year after the Public Health Emergency ended, more than 25 million Americans were terminated from Medicaid during the unwinding or redetermination process.

• Over 5 million children are included in this staggering figure.
• 69% of disenrolled had their coverage terminated for "red tape" or procedural reasons like missing paperwork or system errors. Many of those disenrolled may still be eligible for coverage.
• Polling shows that nearly one-quarter of disenrolled people may still be uninsured.
• Research also indicates that Latino and African American enrollees were twice as likely to be terminated during unwinding; Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander people were 50% more likely to be terminated.