Fred talks about Atul Gawande. best selling author of books on healthcare, the latest of which is The Checklist Manifesto. Gawande states that 40 % of the US population doesn’t receive healthcare and the US is closing in on spending 20% of its entire economy on health care. Other topics:health insurance premiums have surged 41 % from 2003 to 2009, drug lobbylists spent over $100 million in 2009 and more.Subscribe with your favorite podcast playerAndroidRSS The post Adventures In Healthcare Reform – Further Commentary on the sorry state of US healthcare appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.