There is an incredibly compelling article [1] in today's New York Times about a financial crisis that threatens to close Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA. As Atlanta's only public hospital, Grady serves the majority of the region's uninsured and underinsured.
The article gives a snapshot of what the quality of health care is like for those who do not have adequate insurance and sadly, it is a picture that could be taken anywhere in America. The need for serious reform of our health care system grows greater by the minute.
Links:
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/us/08grady.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=us