Conan vs. Health Care

The two feature articles I read were both interesting in different ways. The one about Conan O'Brien taking over The Tonight Show taught me things I didn't know. For starters, I had no idea that The Tonight Show was so old. Second, it seemed really weird that they look for successors to the host. First Johnny Carson, then Leno, and now Conan O'Brien. Furthermore, why is it such a privilage? Why would Conan O'Brien leave The Late Show to be the host of The Tonight Show. I guess when it comes to late-night comedy, The Tonight Show is the most prestigious.
The article about health care was also really interesting. Instead of talking about the inner thoughts of a comedian who is about to take over the most prestigious talk show on TV, talks about one of the biggest problems facing the United States today. In their quest to extend and better their health care system, lowering costs is one of the major goals. This becomes a problem when the doctors will over exercise their power for profit. Money is the problem. I had always thought people became doctors because they wanted to save lives. Somewhere in the inner workings of their minds they are good-hearted enough to want to save other people. Now, doctors become doctors because they know it will make them rich.
The difference in these two articles is the target. The one about Conan O'Brien is a fun, interesting piece that simply tries to inform us what he's thinking as he steps into a much bigger stage. The health care article is a quest to answer a much bigger question. It is the investigation of medicine in the United States. Because it is a much bigger question, this article touches more sensitive topics, topics such as ethics and morality. Why shouldn't the doctors order all the extra procedures? After all, if money is their goal, the McAllen system is what doctors all over the world should be striving for.
The style of writing is different as well. I guess this is to be expected as all writers have a different form.