by MICHAEL DASHIELL Sequim Gazette

More than a century ago, doctors carrying their medicine in a bag would treat patients at their homes and sometime fees would be bartered rather than paid.

Now we need a facility and theres a very elaborate system to get money from a person to the doctor, says Bertha Cooper, a retired health care administrator. Theres more of a disconnect than ever.

Reconnecting individuals to the health care system they depend on is just one of the topics covered in the first of four forums about health care put on by the Clallam County League of Women Voters, as they discuss meaningful health care reform with community members.

Slated for 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, at Peninsula College, the forum brings three medical professionals as guest speakers to the table to talk about services, costs and threats to the current health care system.

Our goal is to inform and educate the public on the urgency of discussing health care reform, says Ruth Marcus, publicity spokesman for the league.

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Health care reform topic of forum