You don't have to be rich and famous -- or even insured -- to get the same bad medical care that VIPs can get. You just have to have the wrong attitude and the wrong doctor.
Our conversation illustrates a crucial focus of the current health care debate: figuring out if the American people are getting their bang for their buck at the doctor's office.
We're failing miserably to curb the obesity epidemic. But is there a country with a low obesity rate that we can look to as an example? China comes immediately to mind.