So if you read the blog from a few days back on this site called,"Mountains Beyond Mountains," or read Tracy Kidder's book by the same name, you know the book digs deep into healthcare for the poorest of the poor in nations like Haiti, Peru and Russia. 

I loved the book because it really pressed my brain and made me think about my positions on healthcare in the U.S.  Long story short; here' this guy, Paul Farmer, an infectious disease Doctor with little government support, providing healthcare to the poor, and we are not talking "hand-me-down healthcare," to the poorest people on earth, without regard for their ability to pay, the quality of their insurance policy (ha! moot! what insurance?), or with handouts from the government.  

It is interesting as I think about the work of Partners in Health (the organization of Paul Farmer) and try to reconcile that with my own feelings about the distribution of healthcare.  My initial concern/feeling as I read the book was that I was on a very different playing field in my noggin' when it came to my positions on healthcare in the U.S. vs. those of an organization like PIH.

But I actually think we are very much in the same ballpark.  One of the greatest differences and struggles I have is around the mindset (or at least my perceived mindset of) of the American public, both its citizens and politicians compared to individuals in some of the poor countries PIH is addressing.