POWER TO HEAL is an hour-long public television documentary that tells a poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all Americans. Central to the story is the tale of how a new national program, Medicare, was used to mount a dramatic, coordinated effort that desegregated thousands of hospitals across the country in a matter of months.
Panel discussion and author talk back with David Smith, author of "The Power to Heal:Civil Rights, Medicare, and the Struggle to Transform America's Health Care System", will follow the viewing.
Refreshments and book signing following the program.
This program is brought to you in partnership with AARP NC AND NC Blue Cross Blue Shield.