Skip Navigation
Derek Thompson

Derek Thompson - Derek Thompson is a senior editor at The Atlantic, where he oversees business coverage for the website.
More

He is a visiting research fellow at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget at the New America Foundation. Derek has also written for Slate, BusinessWeek, and the Daily Beast. He has appeared as a guest on radio and television networks, including NPR, the BBC, CNBC, and MSNBC.
« Previous Thompson | Next Thompson » Email Email Print Print

One Nation Under Medicare

By Derek Thompson

Jun 22 2009, 4:53 PM ET Comment

"That was pretty impressive, wasn't it?" President Obama said with a smile after he slapped a fly that was buzzing around him during an interview last week. "I got it. I got the sucker."

If only slapping around the players in the health-care reform debate were so easy. The annoying creatures he has to contend with this summer are the bickering stakeholders in a $2.1 trillion market that makes up 16 percent of the economy.



Presented by

More at The Atlantic

SNL Needs to Get Over Television SNL Needs an Update
Why a Chinese Company Wants to Own Your Local Movie Theater Why a Chinese Company Wants to Own Your Local Cinema
In Praise of ProPublica In Praise of ProPublica
Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Used TV? Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Used TV?
Egypt Votes: A Primer on the Arab World's First Free Presidential Election What's Next for Egypt, After Today's Historic Vote?

Join the Discussion

After you comment, click Post. If you’re not already logged in you will be asked to log in or register.
blog comments powered by Disqus

Correspondents

View All Correspondents

The Biggest Story in Photos

One Year Since the Joplin Tornado

May 23, 2012

Subscribe Now

SAVE 59%! 10 issues JUST $2.45 PER COPY

Facebook

Newsletters

Sign up to receive our free newsletters

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)