Author Archives: Susan Gilbert
July 30, 2009
July 30, 2009 > Even though a major obstacle to agreement on the health care reform bills is their price tags, cost control is not being seriously confronted. read more »
July 9, 2009
July 9, 2009 > A congregation of nuns in Rochester, N.Y., who live their last days with excellent palliative care in a supportive and stimulating environment, often choose not to have life-extending treatments. A geriatrician who cares for the nuns told The New York Times that they “have better deaths than any I have seen.” There is reason to believe that their care be replicated outside the convent. read more »
May 18, 2009
May 18, 2009 > It is difficult to have frank conversations about controlling medical costs in the U.S. Currently a gap exists between what is politically acceptable and what must be done. Success depends on tackling these issues directly, honestly, and fearlessly. read more »
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