Systems Thinking about US Health Care

If you're weary of the blather and let's-shout-past-the-other-guy news about US healthcare and how it should be reformed, I strongly encourage you to read this Atlantic article:

How American Health Care Killed My Father, by David Goldhill

I recommend this article to you in spite the tabloid headline because

• it's well-written and loaded with facts, but uses a personal story to engage you without manipulating your emotions
  
• takes a systems-thinking approach, identifying stakeholders, relationships, and [unintended] consequences of decisions made
• avoids demonizing individuals and institutions
• proposes solutions and shows how they meet reasonable tests of effectiveness
• is realistic about human behavior related to change

Even if you don't agree with Goldhill's proposed solutions, I endorse this article because it intelligently fosters dialogue.

Warning for those with ADD: it's 17 pages printed. Get over it. You aren't going to intelligently cover something as complicated as a healthcare system in three paragraphs or a 3 minute network news story.