TRIBALHEALTHCARE: BlueprintforAmerica’s HealthcareFuture
KeleyJohnBooth,MD,D.ABA
SPTHBTribalPublicHealthConference-April8,2026
Dr.KeleyJohnBooth,MD,D.ABA
● OklahomaBorn
● UniversityofOklahomaCollegeofMedicine
● BoardCertifiedAnesthesiology
● MusculoskeletalSpine&JointTreatmentSpecialist
● 24YearsasaPracticingOklahomaPhysicianLeader
● HospitalMedicalExecutiveLeadership,DepartmentChair
● ElitePain&Health-Founder&ChiefMedicalOfficer
● Co-FounderofOklahomaRise25in25Foundation
ScopeoftheChallengefor theUSHealthcareSystem
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/sep/mirror-mirror-2024
AdministrativeExpenses
$1,000,000,000,000+
TribalHealthModels
AlaskaSouthcentralFoundation NukaSystemofCare: ACaseStudyinTribalHealthDelivery
FromFragmented“Beneficiary”CareModel ToAwardWinningCommunityOwnership
OklahomaTribalHealthInnovation
TheOpportunity
Controloverone’shealthis notabenefitofsovereignty… itissovereignty'sexpression
TRIBALHEALTHCARE:
NotachapterinAmerica’sHealthcareStory— ButaBlueprinttoFollow
KeleyJohnBooth,MD,D.ABA
SPTHBTribalPublicHealthConference-April8,2026
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