In private academic hospitals in New York City, quality of care varies significantly based on the nature of a patient’s insurance. Those with private insurance are treated in faculty practices and those with public or no insurance in outpatient clinics, which provide a far lower standard of care. Because black and Hispanic patients are much more likely than whites to be publicly insured or uninsured, this treatment gap amounts to a racial gap in access to high-quality medical care.
Bronx Health Reach has been working for ten years to address racial and ethnic health disparities. A recent report documents medical apartheid in NYC and community mobilization to challenge it. Tonight, PNHP-NYC hosts a discussion of the issue.
Tuesday, February 21, 7:30 PM
Beth Israel’s Phillips Ambulatory Care Center
10 Union Square East (btw 14th & 15th St.)
2nd Floor Auditorium
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
