This past fall I was honored to be invited to the White House on 2 occasions as an advisor on health care policy. For the first visit I was part of a 15 member panel interviewed by Health and Human Services, the Federal Trade Commission and Brian Blase, the President's healthcare policy advisor. This generated the second interview which was a one-on-one conversation with Mr. Blase for a more in-depth discussion on policy regarding healthcare information technology and direct