WS Chronicle

Photo by Todd Luck

Pictured here is Jolonda Ware of Working America, sharing her own struggles with health insurance after losing the Medicaid, which she received when she had her son, because of a slight raise in income. Behind her are other speakers at the event: Will Cox of Health Care for All NC, local NAACP President Ike Howard and City Council Member Dan Besse.

The Winston-Salem NAACP held a media event in support of Medicaid expansion at the Forsyth County Health Department on Friday, April 8. The Winston-Salem Branch of the NAACP participated in a hearing to get public comments on Medicaid reform that was being held there. North Carolina still refuses to accept federal funds to expand Medicaid to low-income individuals as part of the Affordable Care Act. The reform being planned does not involve expansion.