Thanks for coming! I plan to post a lot of interesting articles and comment on a wide range of things-- from political to religious, from private to public, from formal writing on public policy to snippets on random observations.
NPR's "This American Life" has an outstanding two-hour show on health care, health insurance, and health reform. (Hat tip: Paul Pittman.)
posted by Eric Schansberg @ 8:48 AM
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First and foremost, I am saved by God's grace as manifested most clearly through the atoning death of Jesus Christ-- and thus, adopted into His family. As a result, I increasingly seek to extend His grace to others in my daily life. On the home front, I am a husband and father to four young men (two by adoption and two the more conventional way). Professionally, I am an economist who loves to teach and is active in public policy circles. Vocationally, I am an active writer and the author of three books (one on the book of Joshua; two on public policy-- one secular, one Christian). Finally, I am the co-author of a 21-month discipleship curriculum, Thoroughly Equipped (and a lighter 36-week version), for developing competent lay-leaders in the Church. Related to that work, Kurt and I have two books, Enough Horses in the Barn and Roll Up Your Sleeves.
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Wow-great show. I am so glad I spent 2 hours listening to it. A couple of reactions: 1)listening to part 1 I kept thinking of all the info I have read on maternity care and my personal preference that "less in more" when it comes to medical intervention in maternity care and especially labor and delivery. Also, the threat of lawsuits drives many of the medical interventions used in maternity care. 2) I wonder how the hospitals and the drug companies would respond to this show? (They are kind of painted as some of the bad guys) 3) I found Aetna's response to the criticism of their 2001 decisions to purge 8 million customers very interesting. I had heard the interview on the Bill Moyer show where I was led to believe Aetna "dropped the sick people." It was not explained that Aetna basically dropped the markets where they were unable to negotiate lower prices because they had a low market share. Thanks for sharing this link!! More people should listen to this.
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