Atul Gawande on Health Care Costs

[Leon]

http://www.newyorker.com/online/2009/06/01/090601on_audio_gawande/?xrail

[paulsmith]

A little context: this was the article that so moved the President that he insisted that Senators read it at a recent White House meeting on health care reform:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/us/politics/09health.html

[sachinag → paulsmith]

Also note that the AMA is in favor of additional payments to doctors, and therefore want to see more McAllens.

(Both parents are docs, both are AMA members, both don't care/know about the organization's politics. sigh)

[reedlaw]

John Stossel has an interesting dissenting opinion:

http://www.creators.com/opinion/john-stossel.html

[mhb]

Link to the article instead of the audio: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/01/090601fa_fact_...

[Leon]

He is also the author of the book, 'Better: a Surgeon's Notes on Performance' a very remarkable book on becoming better.