According to an old Cuban proverb, “Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente” (shrimp that sleep are swept away by the current). Some physicians may find Dr. Faria’s wake-up call as welcome as a blast of Arctic wind. In his view, the current policy of most medical organizations — “nonconfrontation and cooperation” — […]
The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease.The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) On Managed Care And Cutting-Edge Technology In the wake of the epochal November 1994 elections that swept conservatives to power, and hopefully a new philosophy of health reform—viz, economic incentives to promote
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How is one to describe a book in which chapter I begins with the words “In the beginning” and that then proceeds to discuss, in 32 chapters, the history of humanity and the development of medicine and medical ethics — up to, and including, the ill-fated Clinton health plan? The book has been written by
I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work.I want to achieve immortality through not dying. Woody Allen In the aftermath of the conservative revolution of November 8th [1994], we can again ponder some politically incorrect ideas. Voilà, instead of “proper allocation of finite and scarce resources,” we can indulge to think about longevity, prolonging
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All the information that has come to light regarding the deliberations, inappropriate and shocking revelations, of the secret Health Care Task Force of President Bill and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton thanks to the lawsuit, AAPS v. Clinton; and the subsequent wheeling and dealing behind closed doors of liberal democratic congressional leaders attempting to sugar-coat
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But what events have led us to this deplorable state of affairs with American medicine headed inexorably in the wrong direction—down the path of welfarism, collectivism, and corporatism? To answer this loaded and troublesome question, perhaps one should ponder the words of the politician par excellence, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who once admitted, “Nothing just happens
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