Costs of Care

By Caren Gussoff Sumption The pains in my back and hip started in my mid-­twenties, but it wasn’t until my first plaque psoriasis outbreak at 35 ­­ both palms peeling

By Sophia Bernazzani The concept of population health is an increasingly important topic to consider when discussing the cost of health care; however, a recent article produced by MHA@GW, the

By Bridget Lovett In 2008, at the age of 22 I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and began my experience with the American health care system and how to care for

 By Hannah Hayes  Das Boot While there are worse times to sprain an ankle and chip a bone than just one week before a long­awaited trip to Venice, I couldn’t think

By Amit Vashist, MD, MBA   “Dr. Vashist, I’m sorry to bother but you really need to look at this medication being taken by our patient.”  My hospital pharmacist gently

By Jordan Harmon If you haven’t noticed, our health system is extremely complex.  There are hundreds of surgical and non-surgical sub-specialties, thousands of hospital systems, and billions of medications prescribed