Atul Gawande

My 2009 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.26.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Welcome once again to our year-end wrap-up and awards ceremony. Honesty dictates that I immediately genuflect to The McLaughlin Group, from whom I have stolen all these award categories.

Progressive Group: Deval Patrick Should Nominate Dr. Atul Gawande As Interim U.S. Senator

Think Progress | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Next week, the Massachusetts state senate is expected to pass legislation giving Gov. Deval Patrick the authority to appoint a temporary successor to ...

The Health Care Conversation We'd Rather Not Have: How Other People's Money Protects Us from Difficult Choices

David Paul | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics


David Paul

Each Medicare patient feels entitled to have it with few strings attached. But the truth is that it is one more tax-funded program. Just like the stimulus money. Just like the wars. Just like everything else.

Common Misunderstandings About Health Care Reform

Kate Kelly | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


Kate Kelly

An opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal last Friday caught my attention because of the way it illustrated the many common misunderstandings about health care reform.

The Road from McAllen to El Paso

Harold S. Luft | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics


Harold S. Luft

Research has shown that more access to, and time with, primary care physicians can lead to better management of chronic illness and less interventional work and costs.

The Rally to Reform Health Care and Its Costs

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Miles J. Zaremski

Research suggests that cost and quality are inversely proportional. Are we surprised?