Darwin, on finding that his fourth child is in a frank breech position within Mrs. Darwin with 3-4 weeks to go, and apparently no one willing to attend the birth unless it's a section, turns to musing about health care costs.
What, wouldn't you?
As it stands, our medical system is built around the assumption that cost is no object. And doctors are very heavily penalized based on any "avoidable" injuries or deaths that occur on their watch. The result is that instead of providing good, high quality "basic" health care, and using extreme (and expensive) measures only when necessary, we often require extreme measures "just in case". This makes it far, far more difficult to provide "basic" health care to all.
He's right, of course. Let's hope Baby Boy Darwin turns soon. And not just because it'll save everyone involved a heap of money.
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