For more than 100 years, Americans have searched for a cure for health care inequality. Instead, we’ve been prescribed placebos: watered-down poverty…
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Obamacare prices are rising. But not for the reasons you think.
by Peter Ubel MD March 12, 2018It has been well publicized that premiums for Obamacare insurance plans have been rising at a disturbing rate. Local news is filled…
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“Philadelphia is a sanctuary where we can live in peace,” said Mrs. Lopez, a patient at a local clinic caring for the…
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There is an accepted storyline in American health care that is so ingrained in our culture that it is almost beyond question.…
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How to incentivize higher quality and lower cost in U.S. medical care
by Samuel Falkson February 28, 2018U.S. health care costs are high – over $3 trillion annually and about 18 percent of our GDP. Estimates suggest that our…
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When my classmates and I returned to Boston to continue our first year of medical school early last month, we returned to…
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The state of medicine in America is a highly discussed topic today. The reports are rarely positive. Politicians battle for control over…
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Here’s why health insurance is different from other insurance
by Joseph Crisp February 19, 2018Anyone who has ever tried to buy health insurance in the open marketplace knows how difficult and expensive it can be. I…