At what point is history valuable for medical students training to treat diseases? Let me give some examples of how race can affect medicine that is beneficial to physicians. Racial and ethnic minorities experience death at a younger age and illness more frequently across a broad range of chronic conditions. These include high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, asthma, just to name a few. The so-called social determinants of health are a vast area of research nowadays.
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Vox: Medicaid and Food Stamps are Not Corporate Welfare
Medicaid is held up as an example of corporate welfare. Purportedly Walmart and Amazon are costing taxpayers billions of dollars annually by paying their workers too little. Food stamps (SNAP program) are sometimes also held up as evidence of corporate welfare. It is, but not how you think. SNAP boosts profits at retail stores that sell food. It does not subsidize wages. The flawed logic of these arguments is that Walmart and Amazon can pay workers less because low-income families have access to welfare benefits.
Can DIY Health Care Become a Bad Thing?
I love it when people take control of their own health. In past generations doctors were often the sole source of information on diseases and conditions. It was normal to rely on physicians to interpret every symptom, ache, or pain. You went to your doctor to assess the symptoms and did whatever your doctor advised….
NYT: Independent Dispute Resolution Appears Biased and Out of Control
Arbitrators are not free to set fees. Rather, the process is a type of baseball arbitration. Each side offers what is supposed to be their best offer and the IDR board accepts one or the other, presumably the offer that is the most reasonable. Except that is not happening. Arbitration boards are awarding physician groups fees that are hard to fathom, often an order of magnitude above usual & customary in-network rates.