 
HEALTH
CARE REFORM &
HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES:
Where's the Debate?
December 9, 2009 - 12:00 to 1:30 PM
Community Change Library on Racism14 Beacon Street Suite 605, Boston
The quest to correct racial
disparities in health care has not been the focus of health reform debate.
However, advocates are hoping to use the nearly trillion-dollar effort to fix
some of the inequities, by sending billions in federal aid to boost community
hospitals, local clinics, and other programs.
Are these effective ways to address health care disparities?
If so, what are the chances that these items will be part of a final bill? What
can WE do to support work to correct racial disparities in health care?
Renee M. Landers,
Professor of Law, Suffolk University, is the
author of Massachusetts
Health Insurance Reform Legislation: An Effective Tool for Addressing Racial
and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, 29 HAMLINE J. PUB. L.
& POL'Y 1 (2007) and Plus ca change,
plus c'est la meme chose: The Representation of People of Color (and Women) in
Boston Law Firms, 50:5 BOSTON BAR J. 15 (Nov./Dec. 2006). She is the Faculty Director of the
Health and Biomedical Law Concentration at Suffolk University Law School.
Elmer
R. Freeman,
MSW, is the
Executive Director of the Center for Community Health Education Research and
Service, Inc. an academic/community partnership among Northeastern University
Bouve College of Health Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine, and a
network of 15 community health centers serving the diverse racial and ethnic
underserved populations of the central city neighborhoods of Boston. He is the
co-chair of Critical MASS, a multi-organizational, multicultural,
multi-community, statewide coalition to eliminate racial and ethnic health
disparities in Massachusetts.
Please bring
your lunch. Beverages will be provided. $5 contribution requested.
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