I thought I understood health care. Then my Mom went into the ICU.

By artappraiser on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 3:54pm |

By Charles Ornstein, Washington Post Op-Ed, Feb. 28, 2013

[....] You can know somebody’s wishes and still be confused about the appropriate thing to do. The past few weeks have been the most difficult of my life. I hope what I learned will make me a better, more compassionate journalist [....]

[Charles Ornstein is a senior reporter for ProPublica and the board president of the Association of Health Care Journalists.]

My comment: I trust health care analysts who have had a personal I.C.U. hell experience more than any other kind. I will be following Mr. Ornstein's writing from now on.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-thought-i-understood-health-care-then-my-mom-went-into-the-icu/2013/02/27/e7d44510-7a3a-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html?wprss=rss_health-care&tid=pp_widget