“May I Have Your Fax Number?”

In case you needed another reminder of how ridiculous, frustrating, and outdated our health care system is, this entertaining Jonathan Rauch column is well worth your time. If you’ve ever had to switch doctors, requiring you to either fax records from your old doctor to your new one or–even better–show up in person to sign a release so you can then hand-deliver records to your new provider–the piece will ring painfully true. Come to think of it, maybe we should turn the health care system over to Expedia.