Chronicle of a birth foretold

In February, Katy Talento — a “recovering epidemiologist” who served as a White House health policy advisor from 2017 to 2019 — wrote a remarkable Substack attacking American hospitals. Talento drew on her personal experiences seeing family members suffer to illustrate her broader concerns. The headline gives a subtle hint where she stands: Hospitals are Soviet-style Hellscapes Unfit for Humans Despite her anger, Talento is no fool. The reality of her views is more nuanced. As she explains near the end of the piece: When you have a bullet in your belly, a third-degree burn… [or] a heart attack, an...