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11.02.2009 10:19 am

Health Care: The German Perspective

Not a socialist.

Otto von Bismarck: Not socialist.

Forget all this nonsense about socialized health care. The first head of state to propose a national health system was at the other end of the political spectrum. His name: Otto von Bismarck.

The system established by…

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08.07.2009 9:01 pm

Finding what works is the first step to better health care

And now for something completely different: An emotion-free issue raised in the health reform debate.
It starts with a deceptively simple question. We all trust our doctors to recommend what is best when we get sick. But how does your doctor…

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04.23.2009 9:00 pm

Rapid hospital re-admissions strain Medicare finances

If you paid for expensive auto repairs and the same problem recurred a few weeks later, you’d probably refuse to pony up for a second fix.
But what about medical care? What if you had surgery and, a few days after…

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