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Top Medical Bloggers Discuss Healthcare Reform – A Podcast

June 25th, 2009 by Dr. Val Jones in Audio, Health Policy

Have you been following these bloggers?

Well you’re in for a treat. I had the good fortune of coralling them for a healthcare reform discussion, lead by Dr. Bob Goldberg of CMPI-Advance. Bob’s recent Op-Ed at ABC can be viewed here. I was going to provide a synopsis of what they said, but then – that would spoil the show!

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2 Responses to “Top Medical Bloggers Discuss Healthcare Reform – A Podcast”

  1. rlbates says:
    June 26, 2009 at 5:40 AM

    Very nice discussion!

  2. rlbates says:
    June 26, 2009 at 12:40 PM

    Very nice discussion!

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