Britain’s new coalition government is proposing a major transformation of its socialized health-care system to give doctors much more authority over decisions involving their patients’ care. This most entrenched of government-run health systems is recognizing the importance of the doctor-patient…
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International Health Systems
Misguided Hit at U.S. Health Care June 28, 2010 Commentary
The Commonwealth Fund has produced yet another headline-grabbing survey, this one putting the United States dead last in its ranking of seven countries’ health systems. Besides the U.S. and Canada, other countries surveyed were Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand,…
A Far Cry From Argentina March 3, 2010 Commentary
Newsweek’s Howard Fineman writes, in his latest column, about the hospital care he received for a severe bout of food poisoning during his recent trip to Argentina. His conclusion, after covering health reform in the United States for a year,…
Rebuffing Health Care Rationing June 9, 2009 Commentary
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald June 6, 2009 A majority of Americans – 55 percent – told pollsters recently they would trust an independent board of scientists to evaluate competing medical treatments and to recommend which ones should be covered…
Just Don’t Try to Go the European Way May 24, 2009 Commentary
Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 24, 2009 During his recent trip to Europe, President Obama told a French audience that America would never have European-style health care. "We are going to work hard to make sure that we have…