Teaser | “McAllen [Texas] …is one of the most expensive health-care markets in the country. Only Miami—which has much higher labor and living costs—spends more per person on health care. In 2006, Medicare spent fifteen thousand dollars per enrollee here, almost twice the national average. The income per capita is twelve thousand dollars. In other words, Medicare spends three thousand dollars more per person here than the average person earns.” What is going on here?

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Read about it | The New Yorker article, “The Cost Conundrum, What a Texas town can teach us about health care,” by Dr. Atul Gawande in the June 1 issue

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Reflect | Which of the people interviewed in the article is most like you? Where, if at all, do you see the dynamics described in this article at play?

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Weigh In | With five clicks, let us know what you think.  After you weigh in, see the results so far.

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Culture Shift invites consideration of deep cultural issues we need to face in order to build a sustainable and just U.S. health system. Read, reflect, weigh in, and converse with others. Through this process of public conscience work, you contribute to reshaping health care for the next generation.

Center founder Jack Glaser notes that “covering the uninsured is a flawed moral frame.” At the same time, this annual focus on U.S. health care offers a valuable opportunity to engage people in conversations and action to build a better U.S. healthcare system.

Within St. Joseph Health System (SJHS), we invite colleagues to explore “Reshaping Health Care for the 21st Century” and to consider using these resources throughout the year.

Click here for resources offered to SJHS ministries. Feel free to download and edit these for use in your setting.

Click here for resources offered by Catholic Health Association, USA.

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Made as the design team was developing the OurHealthcareFuture.org community dialogue, the video “Why Dialogue?” explains the importance of these conversations and offers an overview of the day-long design.  Watch the video in a new window. Watch now.

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This website offers community leaders comprehensive tools for engaging a broad cross-section of their community in dialogue about our shared healthcare future. Experience has shown that these dialogues inspire hope in the power of citizen action and generate new thinking for genuine reform.

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