About TBT’s WorkThere are many well intentioned proposals to improve health care in the United States. Ultimately, all of them rely on the participation of the majority of patients and medical care providers with the goal that everyone will have access to health care and everyone will pay their fair share of the costs. Currently, our public and private systems do not collect nor distribute the money they get from taxes and from premiums so as to assure that everyone has access to quality health care. Those who currently control the political process do not want to replace the private system and do not want to pay for universal health care if they have to make sacrifices in other domestic and military budgets. It does not appear that the health care reform desires of the general public and the medical care providers are going to be met by political means. Consequently, organization of patients and providers of medical services will be needed at the local level to solve the problems related to caring for all patients in a given community. Usually, existing associations and churches take the lead in such needed grass roots developments. TBT is that kind of grass roots organization.TBT is a faith centered group of men and women who recognize that Jesus asked people to be the light of the world and some people have done that, but most of us have not shed much light on anything. Our goal is to be with the poor and to do works of mercy. One of those works is to make health care available to those who need it. Unfortunately, our current health care system does not adequately meet the needs of anyone since it also leaves those who can afford it at great risk, in that they could lose their fortunes just in trying to stay healthy. It may be that there are many reasons why health care in America has failed to care for everyone, especially the poor. However, those who know what must be done are not absolved of the responsibility to care for people in their communities and for the poor. It is also a great truth that the church – communities of faithful people – must meet many of these needs through intelligent and careful use of its resources.The members of TBT understand that the problems with healthcare exist both on the local and national level. While much of our attention is focused on how to address the local needs, we also hope to demonstrate that there are better models for health care than those we see being used.Getting care for everyone will require improvements in our health care delivery systems. Among our members and friends are people who have learned the art of medicine, the administration of health care facilities, and the art business. We believe that by God’s grace, we will be able to make the needed improvements. We know that in the United States the problem is a failure to include everyone in a system that makes health care services available regardless of employment or insurance. In other countries the total lack of money