The Holy Grail of universal ...

The Holy Grail of universal coverage in the United States may remain out of reach unless, through rational collective action overriding some individual self-interest, we can reduce per capita costs.
The Holy Grail of universal coverage in the United States may remain out of reach unless, through rational collective action overriding some individual self-interest, we can reduce per capita costs.
 Donald Berwick

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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
Never complain and never explain.
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It boggles my mind that the same people who cry ‘foul’ about rationing an instant later argue to reduce health care benefits for the needy, to defund crucial programs of care and prevention, and to shift thousands of dollars of annual costs to people – elders, the poor, the disabled – who are least able to bear them.
 Donald Berwick
We must accept human error as inevitable - and design around that fact.
 Donald Berwick