Atul Gawande on Health Care Costs(newyorker.com)

11 pointsby Leonhá 17 anos5 comments

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

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

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paulsmithhá 17 anos

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

sachinaghá 17 anos

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)

reedlawhá 17 anos

John Stossel has an interesting dissenting opinion:

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

mhbhá 17 anos

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

Leonhá 17 anos

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