T.R. Reid’s public presentation on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. at the Salida SteamPlant Theater will examine why other countries have better, fairer, and cheaper health care than the USA. The event benefits the Chaffee People’s Clinic. Tickets for the presentation are $10 and are available at the door or in advance at the Salida and Buena Vista chambers of commerce, as well as at both CPC clinics (448 E. 1st St., Suite 148 in Salida and 114 Linderman in Buena Vista). The program is partially underwritten by The Colorado Trust, and discounts are available for those in need.
Reid, a former Washington Post correspondent and NPR contributor on international affairs, was the lead correspondent for the 2008 Frontline documentary Sick Around the World, which examined five other capitalist democracies, looking for lessons on health-care delivery. His books include Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West and The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy. Reid set out on a global tour of hospitals and doctors' offices, all in the hopes of understanding how other industrialized nations provide affordable, effective universal health care. The result: his book The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care. Copies will be on sale at the presentation.
Chaffee People's Clinic is a community-funded safety net clinic that provides primary health care for the uninsured in Chaffee County. In addition to volunteer support, the clinic relies on financial support from foundation and corporate grants, patient revenue, public grants, private contributions, donated services and fundraising events. For more information, contact Cara Russell at the Chaffee People’s Clinic, 719-530-2596.
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