Last Fall I got way behind on my writing and have still not caught up. The proximate reason was a road trip, or rather a riverboat cruise behind the former Iron Curtain down the Elbe River from Prague to Berlin. On the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, and the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the trip was informational as well as enjoyable. Although I (and my spouse) was looking forward to a holiday from my writing, it proved impossible to avoid thinking about health policy. Allow me to share two examples of how I was hit over the head by medical advertising.
America abroad.
Imagine my surprise as I rounded a corner in the small riverside town of Litomerice— whose name I could not pronounce, let alone spell— to be confronted by the sign below. I was stunned to the point that during the subsequent arranged tasting of truly excellent Czech beer, rather than enjoying the moment, I pressed our English-speaking host for information about the sign. Continue reading “The Best Doctors are in the Czech Republic!”