The Holy Grail of universal coverage in the United States may remain out of reach unless, through rational collective action overriding some individual self-interest, we can reduce per capita costs.
Donald BerwickIn an interview, last year in the journal Biotechnology Healthcare, Dr. Berwick said, โThe decision is not whether or not we will ration care โ the decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open.
Donald BerwickIt boggles my mind that the same people who cry โfoulโ about rationing an instant later argue to reduce health care benefits for the needy, to defund crucial programs of care and prevention, and to shift thousands of dollars of annual costs to people โ elders, the poor, the disabled โ who are least able to bear them.
Donald Berwick