I watched a recent TED talk by Dr. Gawande and was surprised to see how closely his recommendations correlated with the concepts of the Patient Centered Medical Home.

California announced recently that they're taking major steps to be a part of the change needed by the US healthcare system. They're launching a new "telehealth" system that will connect people in the state to the best healthcare regardless of location.

Sen. Richard Shelby's (R-Ala.) made this statement earlier this year when commenting about a health care reform package, "It will be the first steps in destroying the best health care system the world has ever known." You may have heard others make similar statements recently: that the United States has the best health care in the world. It sure sounds good, but as you know, you can't believe everything you hear.