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Louisiana’s Medicaid Expansion Campaign 2015

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Jacqueline Jones , Jeremiah Group, Harvey, LA
The Jeremiah Group is a New Orleans Industrial Areas Foundation group comprised of religious congregations and other institutions in the metropolitan New Orleans area, with the mission to transform the practice of politics in this City, from the neighborhood to the metro-level. The organization is multi-racial, multi-issue and currently includes member institutions that are Baptist, Catholic, Episcopalian, United Church of Christ, Church of God in Christ, United Methodist, American Methodist Episcopal and public schools.  It has been a leader of the Louisiana movement for Medicaid expansion. 

In 2015, Louisiana will elect a new governor and gubernatorial campaigns may need at address the state’s refusal to expand Medicaid under the ACA.  This presentation will outline the Jeremiah Group’s plans to continue its work to expand Medicaid in Louisiana’s upcoming election year.

Learning Areas:

Other professions or practice related to public health
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe how the 2015 Louisiana gubernatorial campaigns may affect Medicaid expansion. Describe plans of Louisiana advocates for Medicaid expansion for 2015

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Lead Organizer with the Jeremiah Group, a broad-based community organization in Metropolitan New Orleans where people develop the political and social power needed to represent the interests of their families and their community. During my 20 years of leadership at the Jeremiah Group I helped to organize the community to address issues in areas such as Community Safety and Policing, Affordable Housing, and Public Education.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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