Here is and interesting interview of David Goldhill, the author of the stunningly coherent article "How American Health Care Killed My Father". If you have ever been confused the the debacle that is our health care system, this is the article for you. How is it that doctors can't be bothered to wash their hands properly? How come the doctor gives you a stunned stupid expression of incomprehension when you ask what something costs? Why is my health care stuck to my employer instead of to me? How is it that both doctors AND insurance companies claim their not making enough money? I literally felt the confusion fall away when I read this article, I highly recommend it. And I'm super grateful to APOS for sending it to me.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
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Yes, that article is just perfect on identifying all the reasons why the health care in this country is the way it is. But, what did you think of his solution? It seems to me that he is advocating that govt do things differently and issue different types of mandates...
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