Friday, September 3, 2010

The Best Article on Health Care Reform I Have Read So Far

January 24, 2010 by davidfisher · Leave a Comment 

This week’s New York Review of Books features an article by Jerome Groopman, MD, author of one of my favorite books on the practice of medicine, How Doctors Think.  In the article, Dr. Groopman explores the idea of “comparative effectiveness research” and the role it might play in our health care system if a reform bill passes.  He also points out that many politicians leading the push for reform believe that doctors should be forced to follow certain “standards of care” or “best practices” as determined by government panels and commissions.  Dr. Groopman brilliantly explains why forcing these government-mandated protocols on physicians will harm patients.  Read the article here.
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