Re: The scope of the standard of care in medicine has changed
commentary on the role of medical malpractice suits in improving healthcare.
Rethinking Healthcare Spending
Recent attempts to fundamentally alter Medicare, and the public outcry that followed, provide a working template for how to view broader health care reform. Everyone agrees that our healthcare system – and Medicare in particular – is financially unsustainable. Any step we take to address this requires a choice to either cut services or be … Read more
Healthcare Reform: We Need to Reframe the Questions
One year after passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the debate roars on, in Congress and everywhere else. And these debates often revolve around a big question, even when it is left unspoken or implied: Is health care a basic human right? In 1990 I made a quantum leap from practicing in … Read more
Privatization of VA Medical Care is a Step Backwards
VA Healthcare: It’s the Wrong Time to Privatize In this midterm election season of making pledges to America, we should not lose sight of the pledges we have already made. We have promised as a nation to provide our disabled veterans with the best health services that modern medicine has to offer. We need to … Read more
