links for 2011-02-01

I love Atul Gawande's writing about healthcare, and this is no exception. This is a really exciting read about a doctor-cum-stats-geek who identified the 1% of Camden, New Jersey residents who account for 30% of its medical costs. Then he started treating them, voluntarily, not just fixing their problems, but changing their lifestyles. The results are just brilliant. This highlights everything that's wrong with our healthcare system, and everything that could be right. I wanted to link to this when I read it in the magazine last week but The New Yorker required a subscription to read it. I'm glad to see that they changed their mind.