I have waited to write wondering what would be the course our political leaders would take post the Scott Brown-Massachusetts election and the loss of the 60-filibuster proof vote in the Senate for Democrats.

In short it is like reading tea-leaves. At this point all I can say for certain is that there will be a Healthcare Summit sponsored by the White House with an invitation to Republicans to attend and participate. Mark your calendar February 25. My guess is it will be a mixture of American Idol and Twelve Angry Men.

While our politicians pontificate and ponder, please take two minutes to watch this video and you will see why at the core of any healthcare reform needs to be the engagement of the patient/consumer if we are truly going to wrestle this cost beast to the ground. You also will get a good chuckle. That to me is priceless these days.

In the meantime I am going to offer at least a step forward. Stay tuned.