Listen, Learn, Empower: Healthcare Equity for Ohio’s Low-Income Communities

Join the HCFAO Ohio Health Equity Committee for a free workshop exploring socioeconomic disparities in healthcare access & how single-payer healthcare could change that. Register now!

As Amber Prater, MD/MPH candidate says, “I advocate for single payer so that no one has to struggle with medical needs due to cost.” 

Workshop details:

• Date and Time: Tuesday, March 26th at 7:00pm
• Location: Online - Registration required
• Speaker: Brad Cotton, MD

Dr. Cotton has worked 45 years as a street paramedic in Cleveland. Through a winding career, he has held many positions - first as an emergency department technician, then emergency RNand finally an emergency medicine physician. His education includes graduating from Kent State University with a BSN in 1982, receiving an MD degree from The Ohio State University in 1991, completing an emergency medicine residency at The Ohio State University in 1994. He has been a lifelong activist for social and economic justice. He is an active member of Physicians for a Naitonal Health Program and former exec board member of the Ohio Single Payer Action Network. He is a Democratic candidate for the Ohio House of Representatives District 12.

Discussion points:

• • The impact of poverty on healthcare access
  • Personal stories from patients in underserved communities
  • Potential benefits of single-payer healthcare for addressing disparities
  • Question and answer session with Dr. Cotton