If Air Travel Worked Like Health Care

National Journal by Jonathan Rauch | Oct. 1, 2009 (Opinion)

Fasten your seat belts -- it's going to be a bumpy flight.

"But 95 percent of these questions are always the same. Don't you know that every time I fill out one of these duplicative forms I increase the chance of error? Wouldn't it make more sense to hold my travel information centrally, so that everyone could see the same thing?"

"Sorry, sir, we have no capability for that, and we do need to have your travel history at least two weeks before you fly." Full Story »

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by Jim Lang - Oct. 3, 2009

A clever story. In a few places it exagerates the complexity of the health care system but there is enough recognizable truth to effectively make a point.

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by Patricia L'Herrou - Oct. 1, 2009

a creative metaphorical story which well illustrates an important aspect of the outmoded systems which create greater costs in our health care system. it's also fun to read!

i was amazed when i was able to obtain a visa for six months in great britain on line. this works.

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