A Second-Rate Life
By Kunal Arya Last year, I underwent a colectomy, a surgery that removed my entire colon. Afterwards, I had to wear a temporary waste-collecting pouch attached to my abdomen known as
Costs of Care
Because I Can
By Christen McCurdy Sometime while I was still in high school, my mom began to have trouble breathing. She had never had asthma before; an Albuterol inhaler helped for a
The Cost of an Ambulance: Just Say “Yes”
By Dmitry Dukhovny, MD MPH A woman delivered a baby boy at 30 weeks’ gestation at a Boston hospital. After birth, the infant required a ventilator for 3 days. The family
Managing Care Through Guidelines
By Peter Nesbitt In 1991, The Managed Care Alliance (TMCA) began providing medical care to thousands of patients in South Eastern Pennsylvania and over the next ten years it grew
Dizzying Costs
By Kevin Davis It started with a mild case of nausea and got progressively worse. I became dizzy and shaky, but tried to ignore it. There was work to be
Are Health Costs Sustainable or Sensible?
One of the most important questions asked in healthcare today is “What does it cost?” Yet, we still don’t know the answer and we don’t have a clear way to provide patients with