daily bizcard 044: dr. donald m. berwick

Today’s “Daily Biz­card”, “Pick Two”, goes to Pre­si­dent Obama’s nomi­na­tion to run Medi­care and Medi­caid, Dr. Donald M. Berwick.

[Daily Biz­card archive]

[Com­mis­sion a “Cube Gre­nade” from Hugh]

[Dr. Ber­wick, we’ll be in touch soon via gapingvoidbizcard@gmail.com to collect your details for the back of the card, so we can print & ship a free box of 100 to you etc. Thanks!]

Comments

  1. Hat’s off to you Hugh. I’ve been trying to think of a sce­na­rio where all three can apply, and they just can’t (Loo­king outise the US, there is the excep­tion of peo­ple in the UK that don’t work — they get all three)… Great Bizcard.

    • Andy, I would argue if unem­plo­yed Brits get “world class” health care… A lot of it is good (like, if you have a bro­ken leg), but a lot of the more serious stuff (like, really expen­sive can­cer treat­ments) is highly rationed.

      At the end of the day, the Brits have to con­front the trian­gle, just like we Yanks do… And the more the popu­la­tion ages, the more brui­sing a con­fron­ta­tion it becomes.

      • …agree regar­ding the impact of the ageing popu­la­tion… It’s one of those issues like the envi­ron­ment or oil reser­ves that wor­sens just a little too slowly for any one govt/nation/generation to tac­kle it before the con­fron­ta­tion beco­mes bruising.

  2. Not to get all poli­ti­cal but I love peo­ple who think they’re not paying for their health insu­rance. Even if the com­pany that currently employs you is paying for it, that’s money they could be giving you.

  3. as they say , ”Lunch is never free.” Idk why we think that will ever change . The only way anyone ever gets something is if someone is giving . And if ever­yone is get­ting , then pray tell who is giving it ???
    Oh , that’s right , Magi­cian Obama is now in con­trol . Mirac­les will now hap­pen . Can’t believe I for­got that …

  4. Hugh,
    Loved your book! I think it’d be really cool if you did a biz card for a new pas­tor plan­ting a church in NY. What’dya say?

    All the best and con­ti­nued success.

    Wayne

  5. Hugh,

    BTW,I’d be really hono­red if you did one for me.

    Again, all the best and con­ti­nued success.

    Wayne

  6. There is a cor­ner not shown that would be something like “don’t change how health care is delivered”

    As an exam­ple, http://www.ted.com/talks/thulasiraj_ravilla_how_low_cost_eye_care_can_be_world_class.html

  7. Seems like an easy choice: top and left.

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