Author Archives: Zach Dyer

About Zach Dyer

Zach Dyer, MPH is an MD/PhD candidate at the University of Massachusetts Medical School where he is co-president for the local chapter of White Coats for Black Lives. His research focuses on health equity, Medicaid, and the social determinants of health. Zach previously led the Worcester Division of Public Health/ Central MA Regional Public Health Alliance as Deputy Director. He holds adjunct faculty positions at Clark University, MCPHS University, and the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a member of the APHA Black Caucus of Health Workers and the LGBTQ Health Caucus. He holds a Master’s in Public Health from Boston University and a BA in Creative Writing from Columbia University.

Want to Be an Antiracist? Expand Medicaid (Or End It)

By | March 25, 2021
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Counterfactual poverty rates in a world without Medicaid compared to actual poverty rates, 2010-2019

Over 30% of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous populations in the US are enrolled in Medicaid programs; more than half of all Medicaid enrollees are people of color. As such, Medicaid policies disproportionately affect populations of color. As more institutions reckon with historical and current injustices due to centuries of racism and racist policies, understanding how… Read More »