Brian Klepper
On May 13th, I announced that I would merge C&C into The Doctor Weighs In, a process that I have already begun in earnest.
I meant that I would not longer actively aggregate and re-post great health care writing from around the Web. There are other people that do that very well. But I will continue to re-post my writings from elsewhere, and also highlight noteworthy news and thoughts that come my way.
In other words, C&C, in its diminished form, will be a more personal collection of health care observations. I hope you’ll continue to stop by now and then.
Thanks.
Recently, the leaders of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) lavished praise on the American Medical Association’s Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) for announcing the addition of a rotating primary care seat and a permanent geriatrics seat, and for promising to post vote tallies. Welcoming these maneuvers indicates not only a poor understanding of history but also misguided political and strategic instincts that will continue to harm patients, purchasers, and primary care physicians.
And, that her frugal habits included saving every rubber band that ever made it into her hands – all rolled up into a gigantic rubber band ball. We didn’t know where her papers were, what type of service she would like or even if she preferred cremation or burial. We muddled through, spending days in her apartment opening cupboards, poking around in drawers, and rifling through papers, bankbooks (remember them?), and check stubs. We hoped we did what she would have wanted, but we weren’t really sure.
Without money, many nations can’t afford to tackle health care issues and introduce the life-saving vaccines that are critical to child survival in the developing world. But even after a vaccine is introduced and money has been spent, some children never see even the first dose. With so much investment and effort, you wonder — how can that be?
