Extreme planning. Experts say New York's plan to restructure its healthcare system may prompt other states to consider doing the same.
In what could be a model for other states, New York's Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century last week recommended revamping the state's healthcare system, including closing nine hospitals. David Sandman, left, the executive director of the commission, says New York needs "to spend smarter and obtain better value.
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