Dr. Atul Gawande on Democracy Now
Everyone has been talking about health care reform and it seems most have a strong opinion about which way things should go. Personally I have felt very in the dark about the real details of the situation. All I hear is the catch phrases, mandatory health coverage, private coverage, single payer. I am one of the many uninsured, the only thing these catch phrases mean to me is $$$ dollar signs and how I may or may not be forced to pay out money I don’t have and still may not be covered for the care I may need or want.
Luckily I live with a well informed man who has taught me you need to research many sources and then look at where each receives their funding from before you can have a clear picture of what is really going on.
Today on Democracy Now, they had an informative discussion with Dr. Atul Gawande that I would like to share. It gave me a sense of what was going on in the day to day beyond the basic catch phrases and front line politics.
I would love to hear what you all are feeling about this topic.
Oh! the solitary confinement/torture topic… I had no idea this was happening. I am very disturbed that I didn’t know and more disturbed about the true extent of the of what’s entailed in the practice. I feel this issue needs a blog of it’s own.
