Black Health: Dying in Oklahoma (Commentary)

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Black Health: Dying in Oklahoma (Commentary)

Neither the United States Constitution nor the Bill of Rights guarantee health care as a basic right for any American. Our nation and our neighbors struggle with access to affordable health care and prescription medicine. However, for Black Oklahomans, lack of access to health care quickly turns into a death sentence. According to a 2021 report from the Oklahoma State Department of Health Equity and Minority Health, Blacks in Oklahoma experience…