"The U.S. healthcare system is ... caught between the tyranny of the present and the possibilities of its future.... [I]ntramural conflicts, financial incentives that often reward short-term results and a structure that's flawed limit its potential.... The current state is not sustainable. We have perfected radical incrementalism. We defend it vigorously with three worn barbs: patients don't want it, physicians will resist it, and radical change is impractical, especially when the incumbents are strong and the status quo is profitable. And we fight the entry of outsiders who dare invade our turf."  MORE >>