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Follow on Google News | Black Women for Health Reform Town HallHealth Policy Experts and Women’s Health Advocates Discuss What’s at Stake for Black Women in Health Reform
By: Black Women's Health Imperative Location: Kaiser Family Foundation Barbara Jordan Conference Center 1330 G Street, NW, one block from Metro REGISTER: Lunch is provided for free. To be included in the lunch count, please contact Denise Espie at despie@blackwomenshealth.org or 202-548-4000 For Black women, health reform cannot come too soon. Black women are more likely to be uninsured, receive poor and suboptimal health care and die of preventable and treatable causes. As the cost of health care continues to rise, Black women, like millions of other Americans, are struggling to pay premiums if they have insurance or forgo treatment and medicine due to high out-of-pocket costs. With Congress moving closer to passing health reform legislation, it is imperative that Black women speak out and support health care reform that provides access to affordable health care for all, ensures coverage of pre-existing conditions and limits out-of-pocket expenses that place many families in financial jeopardy. Presented by the Black Women’s Health Imperative (Imperative) Health policy experts and women’s health advocates scheduled to appear on the panel include: Byllye Y. Avery, founder, Black Women’s Health Imperative and the Avery Institute for Social Change, will serve as the town hall moderator. Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, president and CEO, Black Women’s Health Imperative, will put forth the imperatives for eliminating racial and gender health disparities and call on Black women to raise their voices in support for health reform. Kierra Johnson, executive director, Choice USA, will examine the impact of current health reform efforts and provides strategies for addressing young women’s reproductive health needs once a health reform bill passes Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D., director, National Council of Negro Women Research, Public Policy, and Information Center, will comment on the politics of health reform for Black women and provide an overview of the policy measures needed now and in the future to ensure better health outcomes for Black women. Deborah Reid, staff attorney, National Health Law Program, will discusses the needs of poor and uninsured women and legislative developments as they relate to Medicaid beneficiaries and reproductive justice. Sheryl Underwood, comedian and president, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., will discuss why it is important for Black women to have affordable, accessible and quality health care. # # # The Black Women's Health Imperative is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit education, advocacy, research and leadership development organization that focuses on health issues that disproportionately affect Black women. It is the only national organization devoted solely to ensuring optimum health for Black women across their life span - physically, mentally and spiritually. End
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