An Ailing Healthcare System: Where We Are, How We Got Here, Where We Need to Go
Fall (9 - 13 hours) | This course is completed
Healthcare will be a prime issue in the 2020 presidential and congressional elections. This timely course will cover the evolution of healthcare in the US and discuss in detail what’s good and what’s bad about our current healthcare system. We’ll discuss how healthcare is delivered in other countries and then discuss the proposed options to improve healthcare, including such proposals as universal healthcare, single-payer systems, and Medicare-for-All. This course is designed to help the layperson understand our complex healthcare system and help them make informed decisions about the directions the country should take. It will also help them navigate through our current healthcare system and become knowledgeable about pitfalls to avoid.
- There are no required texts for this course.
Bradley Truax
Dr. Truax is a retired physician who moved to the Upper Valley in 2014. He served as the chairman of Eastman’s Woodlands & Wildlife Committee for many years and has put together a series of video presentations on wildlife and forest topics that appear on Eastman’s YouTube Channel, the Grantham Conservation Commission’s website, and recently his own YouTube Woodlands & Wildlife Channel. He’s given many healthcare-related courses at Osher over the years, but this course is his other passion.
Kenneth Dolkart
Ken Dolkart retired from DHMC as Asst. Prof of Medicine, and now practices part time and enjoys teaching at Geisel School of Medicine. He received Undergrad-M.D. degrees from the Univ. of Pennsylvania, and provided primary care for 35 years in Internal Medicine/Geriatrics in NH. He developed practices in HMO and PHO settings, and has worked within ACO and academic settings. Post retirement, he has practiced in Guatemala and Dominican Republic, and remains active with Granite State Physicians for a National Health Program.