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National Review by Stephen Spruiell | Nov. 20, 2009 (News Analysis)

A team of NPR reporters unearths the truth about health care.

Medical-malpractice lawsuits drive up the cost of health care. The first episode began by defining the problem: The average cost of a health-insurance policy for a family of four doubled between 2000 and 2007, host Ira Glass said, and it is projected to double again in the next seven years. Health-care costs are spiraling out of control, eating into the wages of those who have insurance and making it harder for the uninsured to buy it. Why? The answer is ... Full Story »

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by Patricia L'Herrou - Nov. 20, 2009

a problem with this story is its obvious bias illustrated for example, by the use of "obamacare" to refer to reform bills. also it's not clear what information here has come from the npr programs it cites, and which the writer added or deleted which may have been important in the issues he covers. there is some information here which seems relevant, such as third-party payer costs, but not enough.