web analytics

Daily Archives: June 10, 2009

The Future of our Healthcare System

June 10, 2009
By
The Future of our Healthcare System

Yesterday I told you my story of dealing with the healthcare industry.  I’d be happy to hear yours.  But I’d be even happier to hear a sensible non-partisan solution to our big healthcare mess that would give consumers more choice, give doctors more control, and wrest control from the insurance companies. Our healthcare system has come a long way since the 1950s, but it’s bankrupting us.  We spend more than 15% of GDP on health care–more than any other industrialized country.  We have the highest cost per person, as well.  Yet some 45 million people in the U.S. are...

Read more »