I saw this pop up in the news quite a few times in the last week or two, but probably the best radio show I heard was OnPoint's story about Atul Gawande's trip around the country to look at the reasons behind varying healthcare costs. This particular show was probably best because Gawande was actually a guest, instead of most other shows I heard where they were just discussing his story and the buzz it generated. Toss in the cardiac surgeon from McAllen critical of the healthcare system in the town and you have a great 45 minutes of radio.
I'm going to have a chance to re-teach a Health Communication in the Media course this fall for UT freshmen. It's a great little seminar class limited to a small number of students. I had a blast teaching it last fall, so I've been looking forward to Round 2 ever since. A story like this presents an interesting counterpoint to a show like House (where every patient gets a trillion medical tests) instead of the situation Gawande describes where incentives can encourage doctors to practice defensive medicine or order tests that make more money for a practice.
OnPoint is almost always good, but this show was particularly excellent.
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