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This week should be another busy one for observers of health care reform. This first article, form the New York Times, argues that this week could indeed be “showdown week” for those who are willing to compromise on some sort of health reform bill. If a reform bill can’t get out of committee by the end of the week, argues the article, then we will potentially be looking at a single-party supported health reform proposal.

 

President Obama, of course, has said all along that he would like a bipartisan approach to reform. Here is the interview he gave last evening to the television program 60 Minutes.

 

This editorial argues that we MUST have health care for all Americans now, and that a useful model we could use to achieve that is that of…the French. The author makes a sensible argument, but somehow I don’t think it will sit well in many quarters.

 

This is a useful “fact sheet” about the Swine Flu, which is still a very real problem even if we are not hearing as much about it. The fact sheet contains only basic facts but can be useful for those with questions about the disease and its transmission.

 

Finally, here is an interesting piece from the Hastings Center Bioethics Forum, which describes how a Jesuit Bioethics group has endorsed reform. The article is authored by a number of old friends of JLME, including Peter Clark, James DuBois, and others. It’s an interesting read.

As always, I also want to remind readers that I am always looking for interesting headlines related to Law, Medicine, and Ethics. If you have a tip, please feel free to leave it in the comment section or email me at thutchinson@aslme.org.

 

Hope you all have a good day!