An Ailing Healthcare System: Where We Are, How We Got Here, Where We Need to Go

An Ailing Healthcare System: Where We Are, How We Got Here, Where We Need to Go

Fall (9 - 13 hours) | This course is completed

Main Street Norwich, VT 05055 United States

Parish Hall

New

9/17/2019-10/15/2019

9:00 AM-11:00 AM EDT on Tue

$60.00

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.

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Truax, Bradley

Dr. Truax is a physician board-certified in both internal medicine (Johns Hopkins Hospital) and neurology (Massachusetts General Hospital). In addition to clinical practice, he has been a hospital medical director at major public, private, and teaching hospitals. He’s been involved in patient safety for over thirty years and has analyzed hundreds of healthcare incidents. He writes a weekly column on patient safety for hospitals and healthcare workers, now in its seventeenth year.

Dolkart, Kenneth

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.