Lexington Community Education presents: Health Care in The Trump Administration

“Will repeal, replace & save healthcare for ALL Americans,” Trump promised in one of his many Tweets. In order to understand how that promise is likely to play out, we need to look at the evolution of health insurance in the U.S. Why don’t we have universal health insurance? Why are there so many different plans? Why do “pre-existing conditions” exist in no other health system but ours? Why was Obamacare so controversial? Why are our health care costs the highest in the world, but our health care outcomes nowhere near the top? How might the Trump administration provide what he touted throughout his campaign: “great health care at a fraction of the cost”?

Deborah Stone is currently a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. A specialist in health and social policy, she is the author of numerous articles and books including The Samaritan’s Dilemma: Should Government Help Your Neighbor?, a call for harnessing altruism, rather than self-interest, as the moral engine of political life (which will be available for sale at this evening's event) and Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making the winner of the American Political Science Association’s Wildavsky Award for an Enduring Contribution to Policy Studies.

Stone has studied health systems in Europe and Asia, and has been a consultant to the U.S. Social Security Administration and the Institute of Medicine.

The event will be held on Thursday, June 8 at 7:00pm at the Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington, Massachusetts. The cost is $10.00.

Pre-registration strongly recommended. To register, using a VISA or MasterCard, please contact Lexington Community Education at 781 862 8043.