On the day before the Supreme Court begins hearing oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act, my take on health reform is now up on CNN.com: Despite flaws, health care law is needed.

Patients need help now, and cannot wait for an unlikely solution that will appeal to both spectrums of the political aisle: “Far too many patients can no longer afford to obtain basic care. It’s their stories that have made me realize we desperately need to fix our broken health care system, and accept health reform despite its shortcomings. We cannot let the pursuit of perfection become the enemy of doing the right thing.”

Enjoy the piece.