When the following Advance News’ story/opinion piece was published in June 2009, the New Yorker article that’s mentioned was a hot topic in local medical circles. Some physicians said it had merit, while others said it was biased against some, cherry-picking data to make local medical cost worse than it really is.The title of the New Yorker article published in 2009 about healthcare in the Rio Grande Valley is ‘The Cost Conundrum’. It was written by Atul Gawande, a surgeon and writer.The article explores the high cost of healthcare in McAllen, Texas, which is one of the most expensive places ...