In his column in today’s New York Times, David Brooks calls for fundamental health reform, writing:

“The longer the health care debate goes on, the more I become convinced that the American system needs fundamental reform. We need to transition away from a fee-for-service system to one that directs incentives toward better care, not more procedures. We need to move away from the employer-based system, which is eroding year by year. We need to move toward a more transparent system, in which people see the consequences of their choices.”

He goes on to criticize the approach taken in the Baucus bill, and praise the approach of Oregon’s Ron Wyden.

Read the whole column here.