Consumer Choice in Health Insurance Markets Under the Affordable Care Act
If you’ve never had to shop for health insurance, consider yourself lucky. Between searching for affordable premiums, making sense of co-pays and coinsurance, and finding…
Read MoreWhy Planned Parenthood funding is more important than you think
Donations to Planned Parenthood affiliates in Texas tripled after Election Day. Many donors fear that a Trump presidency will strip Planned Parenthood of funding and…
Read MoreBiggest Threat to Zika? Mosquito Love.
As of November 18th, the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) declared that Zika is no longer a global emergency. However, Dr. Peter Salama, executive director of the…
Read MoreChildren Orphaned by HIV/AIDS in China Deserve Your Attention
“If everyone can live for others, others will live for you. I have no regret.” –Dr. Gao Yaojie Eight years ago, the short documentary “the…
Read MoreWhat Happens When Parents Choose Not to Vaccinate
When I was in elementary school, my mother mistakenly thought I had a blister on my neck and sent me to school. I returned that…
Read MorePhysicians’ Responsibility to Consider Cost
Physicians have a responsibility to patients – and to society, who shares the cost – to factor cost into treatment decisions. Medicine does not operate…
Read MoreMedicare Lessons from Peanuts
Charlie Brown’s struggles kicking the football are well-documented. Whenever he runs to try, his friend Lucy always pulls it away, leaving Charlie lying on his…
Read MoreGuarding against unneeded health prevention
A recent New York Times article pointed to the risk of taking dietary supplements, stating that new data suggested that dietary supplements account for nearly…
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