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August 17, 2009 issue

Health Care Round-Up

August 17, 2009

Over the last several years America has published a number of articles on the U.S. health care system from some of the most respected thinkers in the field. As the debate over health reform takes center stage in the national debate, we offer these links as a resource to our readers.

"No Waiting Room," The Editors, Sept. 28

"Deceptions and Distortions," Web only, Scott McConnaha

"A Time for Reform," Michael D. Place

“Healing Health Care” by Guy Clifton

“Then There Was One” by Daniel Sulmasy

“The True Cost of Care” by Uwe E. Reinhardt

“Diagnosing U.S. Health Care” by Mary Jane England

“A Struggle for the Soul of Medicine” by Myles N. Sheehan

“Curbing Medical Costs” by Daniel Callahan.

 

To read current commentary on the health care debate look to Karen Sue Smith as she blogs about the issue over at "In All Things."

Also now available: Karen Smith's podcast on the path to health care reform.

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Who benefits from the status quo?  Who benefits from a Health-Care Reform that covers everyone?  Senators now say that 80 Senatorrs should support legislation to assure that this Reform has national support.  Why didn't those same Senators demand that 80 Senators support the pre-emptive bombig of Iraq to assure  national support?    So many of those who do not support Health-Care Reform consider themselves Pro-Life.  So many of those who supported the pre-emptive bombing of Iraq consider themselves Pro-Life.  Some Pro-Life issues are more important than others.  Fear, which gives birth to self-interests, is still the great motivator.  And Jesus sid "Fear is useless."

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