I STRONGLY agree with this op-ed piece, which is in today’s Washington Post.

It is from my long-time friend, Phil Howard. He has, for years, been working on policy options for improving the way the medical malpractice system works, through his organization, Common Good.
Currently we have a system that is unfair and very arbitrary — [...]

After a couple of weeks where it seemed that “the air was leaking out of the balloon” for national health reform, it seems to have “picked up steam.”
Yes, I know, that’s mixing metaphors.
But over the past two weeks or so, the critics have been very vocal, and the poll numbers have shown less and less [...]

I had the pleasure recently of sitting down for a conversation with Bill Friday, for his show on UNC-TV, North Carolina People, a venue for Bill to continue his important educational outreach to the people of his home state. You can watch the video here.
We talked about many important health-care topics and how they [...]

As the debate on national health reform intensifies in Washington, there are several issues that are important to keep an eye on. They are rather arcane, but worth paying attention to.
1. The Public Plan – Most of the Democrats (including the Obama Administration) support the creation of a publicly run health insurance plan – that would [...]