Reform Rodeo

August 11, 2009 by Jordan Cohen · Leave a Comment
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Photo by David Monniaux

Some highlights from around the health care blogosphere and elsewhere:

1. Is there a Deal to be Made on Health Care? An Interview With Sen. Lindsey Graham (Ezra Klein) — Klein provides an interesting interview with Senator Graham where the conservative Senator appears to stand for reasoned debate and dialogue regarding reform initiatives, but begging the question as to whether Graham will follow through on his promise of reaching across the aisle.

2. Op-Ed: A Practicing Doctor’s Prescription for Health Care Reform — The Health Care Blog ran an interesting op-ed by physician Jordan Shlain, who discusses the role of personal responsibility in reforming our health care system.

3. Health care debate turns vile with Nazi analogy — University of Pennsylvania Bioethicist Arthur Caplan provides a unique insight into the dangers associated with the recent vitriol surrounding the health reform debate.

4. Google’s First Quarter Lobbying Report - As noted in a recent HRW post, Google is playing a significant role in the drive for personal health records. While not necessarily a demonstration of Google’s fight against the regulation of vendors like Google Health, the sixth page of the report does indicate that the company has spent big bucks lobbying Congress on–you guessed it–personal health records.

5. In case you missed it — HRW’s own Seton Hall Law Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Kathleen M. Boozang in The Health Care Blog: “AHLA on the Stark Law and its Revision: a Good Step Towards Holistic & Ethical Reform.” (Originally posted here on HRW, then picked up by THCB).

HRW Wild card pick:

6. Hans Rosling shows the best stats you’ve ever seen — For those of you a little weary of the current health reform debate in the U.S., and who haven’t yet seen Rosling’s jaw-dropping 2006 presentation, it is definitely worth a look. TED has many other fantastic videos on topics that can certainly provide insights that might well be applicable to the U.S. health care debate.

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