Is single-payer health care what we really want?
This is, as always, a hot topic. This diary by bonddad lays out the case for single-payer as an improvement on our current system. One thing I think people lose sight of, however, is the fact that...
View ArticleToo many doctors, or not enough?
Today's edition of the NY Times contains an op-ed regarding a proposal by the American Association of Medical Colleges to increase their enrollment by 30%. The title: Too many doctors in the house....
View ArticleOn Health Care, Stem Cells, and Federalism
No doubt everyone visiting this site today is aware that President Bush has used his first veto to block passage of the federal stem cell bill. (Unless you just come here to look at the soothing...
View ArticleHealth insurance reform: Some arguments that work, and some that don't
Over the past few months, I've read quite a few good diaries on the state of American health care. See, for example, this diary by bonddad, or any number by nyceve. Tonight I'm going to play devil's...
View ArticleThe Return of Missile Defense
David Frum had this to say in a column in the NYTimes this morning. The column outlines a four-point response to the North Korean nuclear test. Frum is clearly relieved to be back on familiar...
View ArticleThe Lancet study--what does it mean?
The Lancet published the Hopkins study of deaths in Iraq online today. You can find the study here (pdf file). The findings of this study have been summarized in several other diaries, but just to get...
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