Roosevelt House hosts a conference marking a special issue of the U.K. medical journal The Lancet, ‘America: Equity and Equality in Health’ (published 8 April 2017), curated by Hunter College Distinguished Professors, Drs. Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein.

The conference will feature leading health care experts, including:

Dr. Mary Bassett
New York City Health Commissioner & a Lancet special issue author

Dr. Paul Krugman
Distinguished Professor of Economics at the CUNY Graduate Center, & columnist for The New York Times

Dr. David Himmelstein
Hunter College Distinguished Professor

Discussion will be moderated by Dr. Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, Senior Advisor to the President of Hunter College and former Chair of the Board of New York City’s public hospitals.

Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, May 1, 2017.