Philip Caper
M.D., Codman Group (Founding Chairman)
As health care reform legislation enters a critical phase in Congress, it's important to keep our eye on the ball — elements essential to the success of any reform effort. In order to define those elements, we must have a clear understanding of the nature of the pathology in our dysfunctional health care system.
Modern high-tech health care is a right of the residents of most wealthy countries in the world – except the United States. America is exceptional in this regard. It is also exceptional in being the only wealthy nation where health care is considered to be a business.
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