Regardless of the facts, most of the media seem to focus on one aspect of the proposed health care legislation - cost - as if it is a given that the Democratic reforms are desirable, except for the quandary of how to pay for them. Heart-warming stories from Europe about in-home visits to assist with healthy newborn babies receive the spotlight, while restricted access through family practice gatekeepers is stated as a goal. The media then pose questions like "how can we achieve such great care?" - as if the only dilemma is how to pay for it.

Inexplicably, the facts published in the world's top medical journals about our system continue to be ignored:

c Americans have the best survival rates from cancer and most serious diseases, and the most rapid decline in breast and...