other time...and I genuinely want to hear your thoughts on hospital consolidations, local HC services, etc... we can't keep kicking the can down the road, given the increasing share of our national budget taken up by HC (now ~18%)...Also, I'm sure you're pretty busy, but do you plan to pick up Steven Brill's book? (America's Bitter Pill)...if you have another to recommend, let me (us) know.