#4 - Health Care Reform

*Disclaimer:* This is not meant to be a political post, political opinions expressed are in no sense a representation of all medical students or even the author. It is meant to add some humor to the recent "historic health care bill" (the media has dubbed it historic within minutes of it passing, somehow I feel it is doubtful we can analyze it like other points in history so quickly)...

On a Sunday afternoon, March 21, 2010, an absolutely gorgeous day for the 2nd day of spring (at least on the East Coast), medical students were torn between a few important activities. The most important (obviously) was studying for exams, the equally necessary production of Vitamin D post-winter hibernation, the uncertain conclusion of the healthcare debate - changing our lives post-graduation [if we make it that far], and most importantly, performing CPR on our NCAA tournament bracket after Villanova and Kansas lost (there went President Obama's bracket as well...)

A surprisingly large number of congressmen and women stayed indoors as well in order to piece together a hodge-podge of ideas for what many call the greatest reform in decades. Funny how we already know it's the greatest even before it is implemented... The topic of health care reform will be missed dearly by medical students [and the media as they need to get creative for news stories] now that the debate is over.

If you ask any student, and you will probably hear that reform is necessary. Ask about this particular bill-- well, it's like asking whether potato is pronounced poe-tay-toe or poe-tah-toe and which type is healthier when turned into fries and topped off with nacho cheese and a diet soda. But then, this could be the next best thing since anesthesia was incorporated into surgeries...