Feb 25 Immigrants, fearing Trump’s deportation policies, avoid doctor visits By Ike Swetlitz, STAT As President Trump continues to step up immigration enforcement, medical centers say the changes are indeed keeping immigrants out of hospitals and clinics. Continue reading
Jan 26 Column: America needs to keep the door open to immigrant physicians By Jason J. Han and Neha Vapiwala, STAT Immigrant physicians represent a huge asset U.S. health care. Attracting and training these physicians is a boon for public health. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 6:35 Reassessing the value of care for chronic health conditions By PBS News Hour Surgeon Atul Gawande says we need to reconsider health care’s focus on generously rewarding physicians who practice heroic interventions, rather than those who practice incremental medicine for chronic conditions. Gawande talks with William Brangham about the value of that kind… Continue watching
Dec 19 Do female doctors lead to healthier patients? By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Female doctors may on average be better than their male counterparts at treating patients in the hospital, according to a new study published today. Continue reading
Nov 18 Column: Why don’t we have free trade for highly paid professions in the U.S.? By Dean Baker Most people are probably not aware of the extraordinary level of protectionism that benefits doctors and, to a lesser extent, other highly paid professionals in our own country. And we pay a huge price for this protectionism. Continue reading
Oct 30 Column: It’s time for primary care providers to embrace treating addiction By Julian A. Mitton, STAT Primary care doctors and nurses are well-positioned to treat addiction and champion care for those struggling with the use of opioid pills or heroin. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 8:30 Can ordinary citizens help fill gaps in U.S. health care? By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News In the midst of radical changes in health care policy, some U.S. providers are looking to an unlikely model: Sub-Saharan Africa, where ordinary citizens are trained as medical support for their communities. In the U.S., City Health Works is following… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Medicare rolls out new system for paying doctors By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Medicare is changing the way it compensates doctors and other clinicians. Starting in 2019, care providers will be allowed to choose whether they want to be paid for quality instead of quantity. Also, swollen rivers… Continue watching
Oct 14 Medicare unveils far-reaching overhaul of doctors’ pay By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Medicare on Friday unveiled a far-reaching overhaul of how it compensates doctors and other clinicians. Continue reading
Sep 08 Doctors fight to bring hospital ICUs into the modern era By Usha Lee McFarling, STAT Many ICU physicians say that ICUs are woefully — and often dangerously — out of date. Continue reading