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Welcome to the June edition of Prescription for Healthcare – a once-a-month podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana.
In today’s segment, hosts Karen Green Stone and Dr. Rob Stone speak with Dr. Mark Bauman – a former physician at Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital and professor at IU School of Medicine who specializes in pathology.
Dr. Bauman teaches an undergraduate course titled “Healthcare in America.” His course examines the historical development of the American healthcare system, compares it to delivery systems in other countries and asks if one can envision a healthcare system that meets society’s obligation to its fellow neighbors.
He discussed why he decided to teach this course. Dr. Bauman explains that it began with a meeting he attended in 2010 in Sweden. A Belgian physician asked: in the United States, if a person has cancer but cannot afford treatment, do we let them die?
“That made me realize,” he said, “I really had no understanding of how our healthcare system really works, and that was the prompt that started me reading and studying this whole issue. And I wanted to share those things with other people.”
Dr. Bauman discusses more about the course he teaches, and he shares his insight and perspective on the healthcare system in the United States. Stay tuned for the second Thursday in July – where hosts Karen Green-Stone and Dr. Rob Stone continue part two of their conversation with Dr. Bauman.
Prescription for Healthcare is available online and wherever you get podcasts. To your good health, everyone.
