If you want some very good reading, read Doc Searls article on e-patients.net AND read all the associated comments. Agree or disagree on the direction that your elected officials are taking your healthcare reform in, there’s a lot of very good information.
As an aside, if you’re anywhere near business and technology, you owe it to yourself to read The ClueTrain Manifesto. Keep in mind, there is no such thing as bad data (back in your corner ETL chuckleheads, you know what I mean)