August 2009 Archives

Because politicians are sensitive to how quickly the window of opportunity can slam shut, they try to seize the moment and move quickly when they can.  One cost of this strategy involves attempting to impose a remedy before the patient really understands the diagnosis.   That's one explanation for the problems President Obama's health reform initiative is now confronting.             The President accepts bipartisan expert analysis that our system is ...
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America's kids receive their medical care from an adequate supply of generally happy pediatricians who earn between $140,000 and $200,000 annually.   Many of us adults are cared for by internists or primary care physicians.  We're told they're unhappy because they only make $175,000-$210,000 annually and that results in a shortage as new doctors gravitate into specialties that can pay twice that amount.   What's wrong with these contrasting pictures? ...
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Barack Obama's poll numbers are falling as Congress heads into recess without passing a sweeping health care reform bill.  Some voters may believe the criticisms from the Republicans that the Democrats are plotting a government takeover of health care, while other voters may be lamenting that such ambitious plans have now been taken off the table.  The irony is that Obama's much maligned strategy of letting Congress hammer out the ...
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