I'm The Son Of A Pediatrician, And

Vague Promises Of Savings From Cutting Waste, Enhancing Prevention And Wellness, Installing Electronic Medical Records And Improving Quality Are Merely ‘lipstick’ Cost Control, More For Show And Public Relations Than For True Change... Savings Will Require Changing How Doctors Think About Their Patients: Doctors Take The Hippocratic Oath Too Seriously, “as An Imperative To Do Everything For The Patient Regardless Of The Cost Or Effects On Others.

Anyone Who Lives In Washington And Has An Official Position Viscerally Understands The Cost Of A Lack Of Privacy. Every Dinner - Especially Ones With A Journalist In Attendance - Is Preceded By The Mandatory, 'this Is Off The Record.' But Everyone Also Knows, Nothing Is Really 'off The Record.

Guilt. It Comes Naturally To Me As A Jew And A Liberal.

My Father Always Has Been Attractive Because Of His Energy, Warmth, Charm, And Talent For Finding Some Connection With People From All Cultures And Walks Of Life. He Rarely Observed Social Formalities And Niceties - Something He Has Passed On To His Boys.

We All Focus On Health Care And Diabetes And Heart Disease But There's All Sorts Of Things Like The Simple Fact That, You Know, Heavier People, Transportation Is More, So There's More Spent On Gasoline, More On Jet Fuel, People Have Had To Change The Size Of Doorways, The Size Of Chairs On Airplanes And At Sports Stadiums, So There's A Lot Of Hidden Costs As Well To The Increasing Girth Of Americans.