Containing Costs Shouldn’t Be This Hard!
By Rebecca Thorsness When I was in elementary school I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. All things considered, the late 1990s were a great time to receive the diagnosis,
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My Most Costly Order as a Primary Care Physician
By Sumit Agarwal, MD My patient – call her Mrs. Abigail – arrived in clinic on a blustery autumn morning, concerned about swelling in her legs and hands. It came
Patients and Clinicians Across the United States Share the Challenges They Face with Healthcare Costs
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS FEBRUARY 01, 2017 On the heels of a tumultuous election season that promised the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, many Americans continue to face uncertainty about how
How Mary Taught Me The True Cost of Living With HIV
By Vaidehi Mujumdar I walked into the ICU room to find Mary* lying in the bed curled up, a small spot in a pool of white sheets haphazardly covering her.
Strep and a Mother’s Intuition
By Sean Card As we headed off to the doctor one Saturday in February my Mom thought my brother might have strep throat because of white streaks in his throat,