TJC Story Blog Jul 2021 Alice Allen Ms. Alice Allen is a 63-year-old African American woman who has health insurance through a private plan. She shared that she has felt discriminated against while accessing healthcare based on her race or ethnicity and that, “[The] general practitioner

TJC Story Blog Jul 2021 Clarice Rankins Ms. Clarice Rankins is a 71-year-old African American woman who has Medicare and a supplemental plan. She shared that she has felt discriminated against while accessing healthcare based on her race or ethnicity and said, “A doctor was going

TJC Story Blog Jun 2021 Patricia Watson Ms. Watson, a 69-year-old Black woman, shared with TJC that she has felt discriminated against because of her race or ethnicity while accessing healthcare. Ms. Watson said, “I have a chronic medical condition that is associated with flare ups

TJC Story Blog Apr 2021 Anonymous A 35 year old woman shared the following with TJC: “As a black woman, when in specialty care or the ER my pain is never taken seriously. My concerns are dismissed and not investigated. I’ve even been

TJC Story Blog Apr 2021 Anonymous A 62 year old African American woman shared with TJC that she and family/friends have felt discriminated against based on their race or ethnicity while accessing healthcare. She does not think enough healthcare providers in their community