Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Author: Renée Volny Darko, DO, MBA
Dr. Darko is a board-certified OB/GYN who currently practices in Pennsylvania. She earned her medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and her Masters in Business Administration in Health Care Leadership from Rockhurst University. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2010.[Anecdotes] Plan B – Got Another Option?
“ Is there a place for evidence-based health policy in repropreventive services?” The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made history last week when Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overturned the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to bring Plan B Continue Reading …
Undocumented: Uninsured & Ignored
Undocumented immigrants account for 1 out of every 7 uninsured people in the United States. Simply ignoring them will not make the issue disappear. As of March 2010, there were an estimated 11.2 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. Continue Reading …
Time is Money
American physicians waste significantly more time dealing with red-tape associated with the multiple insurance payers in the United States. Compared to Canada – with its single payer – US physicians spend four times as much. Physicians and administrators in the Continue Reading …
Single-Payer’s Impact on Physician Income
“No boy should have to depend either for his leg or his life upon the ability of his parents to raise enough money to bring a first-class surgeon to his bedside.” Tommy Douglas, the father of Canadian medicare This study follows Continue Reading …
Minimum Wage, Maximum Care
As the minimum wage rises, Americans at the margins of society face the loss of health insurance eligibility for Medicaid. While a “living wage” is important to some policy makers, health may be more important than money. Continue Reading …