Europe tries to streamline its medical services process — allowing citizens faster, and easier, access to physicians and related medical personnel. The United Way owns the airwaves — in dozens of local markets — across the US. The annual 08 campaign is now underway, and it should prove to be a successful one, based on the high fundraising goals set. And, giving the tenor of the coverage, the additional help will go far with the very people who need it most. And, from a 50,000 foot view taken in the days following the report on annual household income, this Washington Post column offers a non-partisan look at how we all might be getting poverty wrong.

Tags: Medical Services, Human Services, The United Way, Fundraising, Poverty