The OLLI Home Page gives general information on the course.
In the top menu find the right class - Part 1 or Part 2 or Healthcare. Each of the individual class sessions have pages with more information and resources.
Feel free to read (and comment!) on the Plain-Sense Blog - Go to Plain Sense Home
Email: gentryd@sou.edu
Phone: 541-261-8501
Dates: Fridays, January 13 - February 17
Location: Ashland
Time: 1:00 - 2:40 pm
We use simple economic concepts to look at and understand important, real world issues - in this case healthcare. We will look at how healthcare is financed and delivered – with particular attention to the United States, but also looking at some other countries. We will explore the goals and features of the recently passed healthcare reform bill – including the good, the bad, and the ugly. We’ll work to understand what drives demand for healthcare services and how the supply of those services is so unique.
| Session | Topics | Suggested Readings and Resources |
| 1 – January 13 | Measuring health, health status, and healthcare - in the United States and around the world. Balancing healthcare policy against other goals. Updated January 13: Click on date to the left to see information about the T.R. Reid book and video, and the slides shown today. |
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| 2 – January 20 | What influences the demand for healthcare? |
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| 3 – January 27 | Health insurance - its impact, financing, and corporate structure | |
| 4 – February 3 | Healthcare Professionals - professional sovereignty, licensure, patterns of care and variation | |
| 5 – February 10 | International Systems - lessons from other countries | |
| 6 - February 17 | Reforming our Healthcare System |
