Atul Gawande in The New Yorker 1/26/09

Some of you have seen this week’s New Yorker and the piece on healthcare reform http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/01/26/090126fa_fact_gawande by Dr Atul Gawande. He is a good writer, but it is unfortunate that his hi profile piece is an apology for the for profit insurance industry and a call for incremental reform. Here is my reply to him: [...]

‘_Medicare Advantage_ a misnomer | The Journal Gazette

Taxpayers foot bill for private insurance to inadequately cover seniors’ health care Jonathan D. Walker America has a split personality when it comes to health care. There is recognition that the government has to provide care for the people, but there is a conflicting sense that private industry has to be involved because it can [...]

The top health stories of 2008 – CNN.com

Health care reform In a period of economic uncertainty, record rates of unemployment and the turbulent economy have left many American families without health insurance, propelling the issue of health care reform into the historic presidential race. During the campaign, Sen. John McCain and now President-elect Barack Obama acknowledged the flaws of the U.S. health [...]