Archive for August 6th, 2009

The United States is often compared, unfavorably, to health care systems of other countries.
But it’s refreshing to read that, yes, there are indeed countries that are worse off than we are. (via Ezra Klein)
Like Russia, which allocates significantly less than the World Health Orgnaization’s recommendation of 5 percent of government spending to health care. [...]

If you aren’t following emergency physician WhiteCoat’s account of his malpractice trial, you should.
During one exchange with an expert witness, here’s how he described what a radiologist routinely did at his hospital:


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