Overview
Resource tables @ 5PM
Film screening @ 6PM
Panel conversation @ 7PM
A lump that goes unchecked. A chest pain that is ignored. As healthcare costs soar, many New Jersey residents put off medical visits in order to afford rent, utilities and food.
This Standing in Solidarity conversation brings together medical and policy experts to answer challenging questions such as, why is healthcare so expensive? Is there a cure for skyrocketing costs? And what are some New Jersey resources to make quality care more affordable?
The Healthcare Divide is a FRONTLINE documentary about healthcare inequities and how pressure to increase profits in U.S. hospitals is endangering the care of low-income populations. The Standing in Solidarity film series is sponsored by the PSEG Foundation.
Following the film screening, a panel conversation will be moderated by Deborah Visconi, President and CEO, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, NJ.
Our panelists
Rochelle Evans, RN, Executive Director, Healthcare Foundation of the Oranges
Iris Jones, Assistant Commissioner, Division of Family Health Services at the New Jersey Department of Health
Dr. Arnold Williams, Medical Director/Chair, RWJBarnabas Health Behavioral Health Center in Toms River, NJ