This is a common question. Here are things to consider when selecting a new one. As a starting point, you can use Healthgrades.com to do an initial search for internists in your area. Under the About Me section for each doctor, you can find the information below. Good medical school? Use a ranking like U.S. … Continue reading Finding a Primary Care Physician in the U.S.
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Employment Society
"Healthcare in the United States is in the midst of a massive wave of consolidation. For example, fifty years ago, virtually all non-academic, non-government U.S. physicians had an ownership interest in their practices. Today, approximately 70% of U.S. physicians are employed by hospitals or other corporate entities. Likewise, mergers and acquisitions have landed more than … Continue reading Employment Society
The United States, Pro-Life as Sickness
When visiting Brussels, Belgium, Engelhart speaks to Wim Distelmans, an oncologist and euthanasia proponent, about whether assisted death should be offered to more people in the United States. “It’s a developing country,” he tells her. “You shouldn’t try to implement a law of euthanasia in countries where there is no basic healthcare.” A reader wonders, … Continue reading The United States, Pro-Life as Sickness
Thinking Different About This Rigged Game
040204-N-3122S-004 Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz. (Feb.4, 2004) Ð An aerial image of the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) located on the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. AMARC is responsible for the storage and maintaining of aircraft for future redeployment, parts, or proper disposal following retirement by the military. U.S. Navy … Continue reading Thinking Different About This Rigged Game
Elusive Waste
"Health care in the United States has its own version of the Fermi paradox. It involves the strong evidence of massive waste that is updated in the Special Communication by Shrank and colleagues in this issue of JAMA. The authors recalculate the proportion of US health care expenditures that is waste. Their estimates, which they … Continue reading Elusive Waste
ER Inspector (United States)
"To get the best care possible, your choice of emergency room matters. Look up hospitals ahead of time so you can evaluate where to go in an emergency. Get data on hospital quality measures, such as wait times, patient ratings and citations for emergency room violations."—ER Inspector (United States)
Amazon Health – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
"At the same time, the U.S. healthcare system is inextricably tied up with the post-World War 2 order; indeed, the entire reason employers are so important to the system is because of World War 2 regulations that instituted price controls on wages, incentivizing employers to use benefits as a means of attracting workers (this was … Continue reading Amazon Health – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
An American National Weakness
"...As a nation, we are relatively intolerant of long waits, and we’re not sufficiently focused on the long-term solutions of exercise and good diet. We love the quick fix, we want it on our terms, and we hate being told no... I do think these tendencies reflect a kind of American national weakness, and that … Continue reading An American National Weakness
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