Franklin D. Roosevelt included “The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health” as one of the fundamental rights of Americans. In subsequent decades Medicare and Medicaid were enacted as part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society, and the Affordable Care Act of 2010 expanded health care insurance to more Americans. This panel explores the realities of New Hampshire’s health care today and the further strains the Covid 19 pandemic put on the system. Panelists will also examine inequalities that persist for people of color both as health care providers and as patients.

Presenters:

Bobbie D. Bagley (To Be Confirmed), Chief Public Health Official – City of Nashua

Dr. Marie Ramos, Primary Care Physician at Northwell Health

Nicole Sublette, Nicole Sublette Counseling Services

Moderator:

Josephine Porter, Chief Strategy Officer for NH Center for Justice and Equity