Take a look at the following map, the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, which shows the variation in Medicare spending per capita, in 2006, across the U.S. In this country, we spend an average of $8,000 per person on healthcare. Now, if we were to overlay a map of the quality of care ....Pouring money into the healthcare system doesn't necessarily translate into effective treatment. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.