Arthur Garson Jr. and Carolyn L. Engelhard

Recent Articles

• Are We There Yet?
• Dec 8, 2009
• But we are different. We do not have a Canadian health care system because we are not Canadian. The Canadian credo is "peace, order, and...

• Is There a Doctor in the House?
• Nov 10, 2009
• Can you get an appointment with your doctor tomorrow morning? How about in a month? Do you think this is because doctors like to make...
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• Does the Patient Know Best?
• Oct 13, 2009
• We consumers buy all kinds of things. We read Consumer Reports, read the instructions about how to use things, and we make choices. In medical...
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• Measuring Quality: Good, Better, Best
• Sep 15, 2009
• Sit around a dinner table and ask, "What makes a good doctor?" You might think that this would ruin the party, but it doesn't. Try...

• The Art of Science in Medicine
• Aug 10, 2009
• Less than 15 percent of medical decisions are based on "appropriate evidence." Now that we have your attention, let us explain why this is so. Up...

• You Can't Have It All
• Jul 13, 2009
• The "R" word -- "rationing." No one wants to talk about it because it is the "third rail" of American health care politics: Touch it...
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• An Apple a Day
• Jun 8, 2009
• If you're among those who think prevention saves money, and will help reduce the overall cost of medical care, you're not alone. But while an...
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• The Price of Doing Right
• May 12, 2009
• Americans should be able to count on receiving quality health care when needed, even if it doesn't save money. The important thing is making sure...

• The Economics of Dying
• Mar 31, 2009
• That myth may be the conventional wisdom, but only 10 percent of our medical-care dollars are spent in the last year of life. And, although spending...

• Where Less Is More
• Feb 28, 2009
• One-half? Where did that number come from? It came from a landmark study in 2002 that reported that in some regions Medicare pays more than twice...

• You Get What You Pay For?
• Jan 31, 2009
• In the United States, we know what our medical care costs are, but we haven't a clue what our real health care expenditures are. And...

• A Critical Difference
• Dec 31, 2008
• You hear it all the time: "Our medical care is terrible and we get nothing for all we spend." This is a good example of...

• A National Health Care Prescription
• Nov 6, 2008
• We have just selected a president who is concerned about health care in this country. But the economic downturn has made President-elect Barack Obama's challenge...