The last few days have been rough. The emergency department is overcrowded, and patients have been very sick. Treatments were labor-intensive, and…
Public Health & Policy
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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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A consistent and clear picture of significant barriers to mental health care
by Peggy A. Rothbaum PhD March 2, 2018As part of the interview for my book, I asked about the role that mental health plays in healthcare. Responses were unequivocal:…
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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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Despite loving my patients, I burned out. I chose my own quality of life over continuing to work with the chronically mentally…
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Teaching Health Centers: when there’s nowhere else to go
by Laura Kahn MD MPH and Caitlin Farrell DO MPH February 27, 2018He’s a young guy: polite, well-dressed, easy to talk to. He works construction and is here because he’s been getting allergies to…
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Lately, I have been seeing a lot of writing from Pamela Wible, MD. And today, I re-read her article about doctor suicides.…