By Vineet Arora, MD MAPP, Chris Moriates, MD, Andy Levy, MD, and Neel Shah MD MPP Earlier this year, we launched the Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely Competition in conjunction with
By Stephanie Schneiderman I’ve spent this summer with Costs of Care looking for stories about the heart – literally and metaphorically. I read through essay submissions from Costs of Care’s
By Gabe Sullivan Health costs are one of the greatest financial burdens our country faces today and will continue to face in the coming years. Patients, doctors, caregivers, and employers
By John Ly, MD “Will you charge me?” he asked quietly, between labored breaths. He sat in the hospital bed with his legs over the side in what is known
By Robert Dickman, M.D. Imagine my surprise when I learned of my patient’s recent hospitalization at a major medical center in Boston. She was 86 years old and generally quite
By Henry Kimmel, Psy.D. Days from her 80th birthday, “Nancy” (not her real name) is doing well. She’s active, exercises, drives, travels, and lives alone in a multi-story apartment building