Occupation: M.D. Birth: September 9, 1946
I think health care is more about love than about most other things. If there isn't at the core of this two human beings who have agreed to be in a r….
The Holy Grail of universal coverage in the United States may remain out of reach unless, through rational collective action overriding some individu….
Any health care funding plan that is just, equitable, civilized and humane must - must - redistribute wealth from the richer among us to the poorer a….
It is, I guess, politically correct, widely believed, that to say that American health care is the best in the world. It's not..
As a doctor, an educator, an innovator and someone who has dedicated his professional career to making things work better and to helping people – I a….
In an interview, last year in the journal Biotechnology Healthcare, Dr. Berwick said, “The decision is not whether or not we will ration care — the d….
We are guests in our patients' lives..
Some is not a number. Soon is not a time..
We must accept human error as inevitable - and design around that fact..
Traditional medical ethics, based on the doctor-patient relationship must be changed... The primary function of health care regulations should be to ….
Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with each other. More doctors compe….
It boggles my mind that the same people who cry ‘foul’ about rationing an instant later argue to reduce health care benefits for the needy, to defund….
Right now, we are doing it blindly..
I am romantic about the NHS. I love it..
Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets..