“What does it mean when the urgent care facilities are closed down?”
Bishop Dinkins, who founded the Black Appalachian Coalition, describes how cuts under the Trump administration have devastated her family and community, particularly through threats to Medicaid and SNAP. Her daughter, a single mother of five, survived life-threatening surgeries thanks to Medicaid but continues to face complications, while her twin daughters struggle with seizure disorders also treated through Medicaid. She warns that new work requirements and funding cuts will deny working families vital healthcare and food assistance, creating “health deserts” where treatment is delayed or inaccessible.