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Feb 6 2009, 2:07 pm by Marc Ambinder

DeLauro For HHS?

Two Democratic sources say that White House is considering Rep. Rosa DeLauro for the now-vacated Health and Human Services Dept. nomination. DeLauro has the health care chops; she knows the issues cold. She is personally close to the two men who will lead healthcare through the Senate, Sen. Ted Kennedy and Sen. Chris Dodd, for whom she served as chief of staff at one point.  Oh, and the chief of staff to President Obama lives in her basement.

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Guy L. Clifton

Rutgers University Press is pleased to announce the publication of Flatlined written by Guy L. Clifton, M.D.

"Flatlined does a wonderful job of alerting readers to the causes of our health care crisis, while providing recommendations for reform. The true strength of this book comes from Clifton's presentation from the ground up as a practicing surgeon and physician who successfully blends his own experiences and observations with a serious examination of the existing literature."
–David Mechanic, Ph.D., author of The Truth About Health Care

In Flatlined, Guy L. Clifton examines the causes and consequences of the breakdown of American health care, the plight of millions of uninsured families, and the vicious cycle of high prices and low-quality treatment. Filled with first-hand accounts, the book shows how the fee-for-service method of paying doctors and hospitals, and the lack of standards of medical practice result in enough medical waste to cover the uninsured seven times.

Dr. Guy L. Clifton holds the Runnells Distinguished Chair in Neurosurgery at the
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Internationally recognized for his work in management of severe brain injury patients, he was a 2006-2007 Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow.

To purchase Flatlined online, please visit:
http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu/acatalog/Flatlined.html


slag

"Oh, and the chief of staff to President Obama lives in her basement."

Damn! Well, maybe something good will come out of all this in that some of the laws against this petty kind of stuff will be reconsidered. And maybe our tax code will be simplified to make it easier for people outside of average 9-5 jobs to navigate the system.

Although, not likely.