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The policymakers we have tasked with improving our healthcare system mean well but have limited optics. I don’t blame them. Capitol Hill is a long way from the hospital bedside.

By David Marcovitz When I was a second year medical student, I gave blood at a Red Cross drive and noticed a week later that I had a hard and slightly

By Richard J. Sagall, MD Everywhere I look today, I see ads claiming huge savings from drug discount cards. These cards promise huge savings to consumers, yet they are unable

By Jessie Gruman “Health care costs are sky-rocketing!” “The percentage of the U.S. GDP devoted to heath care costs is the highest in the world.” “The cost of Medicare is

By Cindy Fox My right eye had a blackout in September 2010 when I stepped onto our deck. I didn’t pay much attention to this episode as my vision zoomed

By Brian Powers Edward arrived at the hospital following a stroke; a standard work-up failed to reveal an obvious cause. His physician explained that a previously diagnosed patent foramen ovale