In post-Vietnam, post-Watergate America, skeptical voters demand full disclosure of everything from candidates' finances to their medical records, and spin-savvy accounts of backstage machinations dominate political coverage. Virginia Postrel accountamericabackstage share on social
Medicare is a monopoly: a central-planning bureaucracy grafted onto American health care. It exercises a stranglehold on the health care of all Americans over 65, and on the medical practices of almost all physicians. Medicare decides what is legitimate and what is not: which prices may be charged and which services may be rendered. Virginia Postrel americanbureaucracycare share on social
In our own state, we came up with, I think, what was a very novel approach to closing the gap on the uninsured. To harmonize medical records - which was a major step in getting costs out of the system. approachclosecost share on social
I always wanted to be a medical doctor, and I never thought of business. Jochen Zeitz businessdoctormedical Change image and share on social
Medical liability reform is not a Republican or Democrat issue or even a doctor versus lawyer issue. It is a patient issue. John Ensign democratdoctorissue Change image and share on social
The cardiac calls require medical intervention. So an ambulance for a cardiac call requires a doctor, a ward boy and medical equipment. Shaffi Mather ambulanceboycall Change image and share on social
Keep a watch also on the faults of the patients, which often make them lie about the taking of things prescribed. Hippocrates faultliemake Change image and share on social
You know, I look to myself mainly as a creative writer all my life and a medical doctor. Nawal El Saadawi creativedoctorlife Change image and share on social
If you put me in charge of the medical research budget, I would cancel all primary research, I would cancel all new trials, for just one year, and I would spend the money exclusively on making sure that we make the best possible use of the clinical evidence that we already have. Ben Goldacre budgetcancelcharge share on social
The reality of any location in Britain being used in a TV program of a film is that something bad is going to happen! That's the nature of drama. Most of the things that get made or basically grisly detective shows about murders, accidents or medical dramas. Ben Wheatley accidentbadbasically share on social