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Approving a contract with MedCura Health, Inc. of up to $1,400,000.00 for a countywide mobile healthcare unit, more maternal and prenatal care, and a new community healthcare access site

Approving a contract with MedCura Health of up to $1,400,000.00 for a countywide mobile healthcare unit

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Approving a contract with MedCura Health, Inc. of up to $1,400,000.00 for a countywide mobile healthcare unit, more maternal and prenatal care, and a new community healthcare access site

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Black residents without health insurance

Doing best in Georgia3.3%Long County
United States9.3%
Georgia12.2%33rd of 38 states33rd of the 38 states with a reliable count
DeKalb County12.8%58th of 107 counties58th of the 107 Georgia counties with a reliable count

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024. Ranked from doing best, which here means the lowest figure. 1st means the lowest share. Georgia has 159 counties; 107 have at least 2,500 Black residents and a survey margin of error of 10 points or less, so those are the ones ranked. 38 of the 50 states and DC are ranked, those with at least 50,000 Black residents. Source · See the full ranking

Black residents without health insurance

12.8%DeKalb County58th of the 107 Georgia counties with a reliable count
12.2%Georgia33rd of the 38 states with a reliable count
9.3%United States
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Black residents without health insurance
DeKalb County12.8%
Georgia12.2%
United States9.3%

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024. 1st means the lowest share. Georgia has 159 counties; 107 have at least 2,500 Black residents and a survey margin of error of 10 points or less, so those are the ones ranked. 38 of the 50 states and DC are ranked, those with at least 50,000 Black residents. Source · See the full ranking

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CountyDeKalb County Board of CommissionersPassed Sep 22

Who decides this

  • Robert PatrickDistrict 1AbsentCallEmail
  • Michelle Long SpearsDistrict 2Voted yesCallEmail
  • Nicole MassiahDistrict 3Voted yesEmail
  • Chakira JohnsonDistrict 4Voted yesCallEmail
  • Mereda Davis JohnsonDistrict 5Voted yesCallEmail
  • Ted TerrySuper District 6AbsentCallEmail
  • LaDena BoltonSuper District 7Voted yesEmail

Whole board: passed 5 to 0, Sep 22

Decided, Sep 22: The board voted 5 to 0 on the approving a contract with MedCura Health, Inc. of up to $1,400,000.00 for a countywide mobile healthcare unit, more maternal and prenatal care, and a new community healthcare access site. It passed.

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