The Washington Post: Why Do Cardiologists Often Pass Up Safe, Low-Tech Treatments For Chest Pain?
The affordability of American medical care in the future will depend, in part, on the ability of physicians to simplify and economize, which are two things they've never been good at. With national health expenditures amounting to $2.6 trillion a year — 45 percent of it paid by government — prosperity and political stability may also be at stake (Brown, 2/6).