The Five Big Health-Care Dilemmas

Karen Tumulty wrote an interesting article detailing 5 areas where the U.S. faces major obstacles to the overhaul of the health care system. For those who want to skip reading the article and just take a look at the 5 major issues she outlines, they are here:

1. Will there be a big, new government system?
2. How can a nation already deeply in debt afford health-care reform too?
3. Can we really cover everyone?
4. What will be covered? (this is probably the single most important issue, but the least discussed)
5. How will we bring down costs?

It is a good introduction to the major issues we face for health-care reform and a great jumping off point for those who haven’t been following the debate. Check out the article here.

A Refocusing and a Plea for Help!

Over the past month or so, this blog has struggled to find its “voice.” I started with posting unlinked issues and ideas that just plain interested me. However, after talking with a bunch of people, we’ve all agreed that for this blog to really have any benefit to me or anyone else, it should focus on a specific topic and explore and delve into that topic full bore. I’ve decided that since I’m a medical student and will be spending the next few years (i.e. rest of my LIFE) in the medical community it would be ideal for this blog to focus on health care, medical advances and potentially scientific research that I find interesting.

On that topic, this blog needs a new and good name! I’ve temporarily renamed it to “Thoughts on Health Care” because it was an easy rewording of my original name, however I feel like it needs something that POPs or at least catches people’s attention, while also being informative! So, if you have good names, please send them to me at admin@danokin.com or post them below! Facebook posts, twitter replies or any other method of contact works GREAT as well!

Thanks and looking forward to seeing you around the new site as it comes up and running!