Table of Contents

Introduction

· What Are Study Circles?
· Series Takes on Health Care
· Guidelines for Facilitators and Groups
· Particulars for Your Group––Dates, Time, Location(s) and Contact Person(s)


Study Circle One
Caring About Health Care: An Overview

· Why study health care issues?
· Survey (Optional)
· Introductions. Who are we? What brings us here?
· The Moral Challenge of Our Time: Reforming Health Care


Study Circle Two
Lifting The Statistical Veil • Seeing The Faces Of Real People

* Who are the stakeholders?
* What are their stories, experiences, feelings, fears, etc?


Study Circle Three
Current Systems • Current Proposals

* How do other countries address healthcare?
* What are the proposals of political candidates and some organizations?
* Pending Congressional Bills
* Arguments for and against universal healthcare


Study Circle Four
What Do We Want? How Can We Get There?

* Four basic models in capitalistic, democratic countries
* What would your healthy health care system look like?
* Group brainstorming


Study Circle Five
Barriers To Reform • Reasons For Hope

* Looking at the Federal Budget
* What prevents us from getting what we really need?
* Looking at our cultural mythology/the American psyche
* Examining the power structure.


Study Circle Six
Understanding Change • Making It Happen

* The American political spectrum: Is change possible?
* The Change Agents – Who are they? How do they create conditions for change?
* Mobilizing – What will we do now? How will we do it?


Other Resources

* Health Care Glossary
* Health Care Videos to watch on line
* Sample readings for session openers