We’re planning a series of posts by Washington State physicians, but this post from a Dr. Frank Lipman on Huffington Post pre-empts us. It’s well worth a read – particularly if you’re looking at the shortfalls of “reform” from the point of view of care delivery.

I think Washington is barking up the wrong tree. They’re busy arguing about what amounts to health insurance reform, while what this country needs is true health care reform.

Interestingly, what is happening in Washington mirrors much of what we do in Western Medicine. We suppress symptoms instead of dealing with the root causes of the problem. All the options on the table now only address how we pay for healthcare, rather than why we are unhealthy and how we change that. If we don’t change why we are unhealthy, not only are we unlikely to secure better medical outcomes, but it will probably bankrupt us too.

For the rest of his post, click here.