Health Advocacy Project Nicole Dozier, Director

Health Advocacy Project Nicole Dozier, Director [email protected] Rebecca Cerese, Policy Advocate [email protected]

Major Successes 2021 Federal Advocacy American Rescue Plan Act; Included major fiscal incentive to the remaining non-expansion states to expand Medicaid Build Back Better Act; Final package includes federal plan to temporarily close the coverage gap for three years

Major Successes 2021 Community Engagement – NC Photo Voice Project Advocacy through photography with community members in Fayetteville and Durham

Community Engagement – NC Photo Voice Project - Fayetteville

Fayetteville Photography Exhibition

Fayetteville Photography Exhibition Photo Voice created an opportunity for the participants to advocate directly to their elected officials for policy changes they wanted to see in their communities

Successes 2021 State Advocacy for Medicaid Expansion o Hundreds of phone calls o Shared many powerful personal stories of North Carolinians in the Medicaid gap o Direct actions like the Funeral Procession in front of the NCGA o Supported a letter to editor campaign o Tweetstorms/Social Media campaigns o WRAL spotlight campaign o Earned Media Although we didn’t get Medicaid expansion this year – we moved closer to the goal, and will continue the fight

Looking Ahead to 2022: Major Campaigns Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Expansion Reducing Medical Debt 2022 Elections