Community Corner
People's Health Forum
State Legislative Candidates to Attend People’s Health Forum in Howard County
What: On Monday,
April 28, Howard County residents, community leaders, and candidates for state
office will attend the Howard County People’s Health Forum on Equal Access to
Care. It will be the first of several forums on health around the state.
During the event, Howard residents will share how they have
been impacted by the healthcare crisis. State legislative candidates will then
state their position on a series of questions, including: Do they believe
Healthcare is a Right? Do they support access to healthcare for all
Marylanders? What barriers do they see to enforcement of healthcare as a right
for everyone?
Where: St Johns
Baptist Church, 9055 Tamar Drive, Columbia,
MD
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When: Monday, April
28 at 6:30 PM
Who: Five Howard County
candidates are currently scheduled to participate in the event, including
Senator Ed Kasemeyer, Delegate Guy Guzzone and candidates Teri Hill, Clarence
Lam, and Rebecca Dongarra. The forum is being co-sponsored by Healthcare Is a
Human Right Maryland and the Health and Wholeness Ministry at St. Johns Baptist
Church.
Why: Even after the
Affordable Care Act is fully implemented, roughly 400,000 Marylanders will
still remain without healthcare. Tens of thousands more are, and will continue
to be underinsured and vulnerable to private-insurance-induced medical debt and
bankruptcy. The Healthcare Is a Human Right Maryland believes that all
residents should be able to gain access to necessary healthcare without
financial barriers.
