Religious philosophers have often begun their discourses with a discussion of what's wrong with the world.
Fascinating villains abound.
But in the business of health care, the focus is on the good, not the bad. Our cover story looks at many issues related to identifying and dealing with health plans that miss the mark. I am heartened by some of the observations we report. But, apparently out of professionalism and perhaps some fear of retribution, most of the experts we consulted pulled their punches. A pessimist would say that bad plans don't die, but live on, incorporated into another organization.