In a plain-spoken way, Sarri Gilman on HeraldNet.com expresses many of my sentiments on the pace of healthcare. You can read her opinion piece here. The Huffington Post reprints a depressing AP article today. The AP reports that the Senate Finance Committee has a plan to “exclude a requirement many congressional Democrats seek for large …
At some point this year, we are likely to see meaningful efforts by Congress and the President to reform healthcare. The discussions so far, though, focus on cost. But that is not “a change we can believe in.” I don’t think so anyway. The radical question would be: what is the best way to structure …
Two recent articles show the influence of healthcare related industries on the provision of treatment. The first is obviously scandalous. Scientific American reports on Dr. Scott Reuben. He evidently traded his professional integrity for rewards from the big pharmaceutical companies. As Scientific American puts it: “Anesthesiologist Faked Data in 21 Studies.” The result was “the …