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This was not a difficult decision. When the opportunity came to sponsor the Freedom Forward Juneteenth 5K we did not hesitate. Because at Future Forward Impact we believe that health equity is not just about what happens inside a clinic. It is about what happens in neighborhoods. On sidewalks. At community events where people show up for each other and choose movement, joy, and celebration together. Freedom and Wellness Have Always Been Connected For African Americans the abi

Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. Three words with simple, straightforward definitions. Diversity is the practice of including a range of different types of people. Equity is fairness. Inclusion is the act of bringing someone into the fold. At some point, we could all agree that these were worthy values, ideals that challenged us to care a little more about how our fellow mankind are treated. We are well into a new era, and what defines it is not a shift in values but a shift in

North Carolina has never had a simple relationship with Medicaid. From fee-for-service to the transformation of Medicaid Managed Care. Behavioral health plans. Foster care health plans. Merged health plans. A decade-long delay of Medicaid expansion. A budget impasse almost every single year over the state funding required just to keep the program running. With that history as the backdrop, it is no wonder that beneficiaries struggle to understand what they are actually entitl