Paula Span
ASIN: B014GFMMNC
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 29
If you’ve read something provocative, thoughtful or mildly outrageous about health care in recent years (sample headline: “Why I Hope to Die at 75”), there’s a decent chance the author was Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D. — oncologist, bioethicist and White House adviser on Obamacare. You’ll find him keynoting at medical conferences, arguing about health care costs or research ethics, and expounding in the New York Times opinion pages about seniors and unsafe sex. In short, Ezekiel Emanuel is an opinionated dervish who was writing books about health care reform long before it was clear he’d have a seat at the table when it finally materialized. In this extensive interview with journalist Paula Span, Dr. Emanuel discussed his pride in the Affordable Care Act, his controversial views on physician-assisted suicide (“a big, big distraction”), and growing up with his two extraordinary brothers (Rahm ...