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Re-designing the practice of Medicine
The traditional model of medical practice, where a solo physician controls the management decisions of his or her patients, is slowly yielding to a more collaborative and patient-centered model. Or is it? The general practice of medicine in the United Continue Reading …
The Truce Between Choice and Life
Conservatives argue that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act violates the “truce” between pro-choice and pro-life. We recommend a strategy to negotiate a new, longer lasting truce. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, PL 111-148) specifies that Continue Reading …
Breastmilk does a brain good!
Breastfeeding has long been debated as the more beneficial method of infant feeding when compared to bottle-feeding. Many studies strongly associate breastfeeding with improved infant health; however, the long-term effects on mental health had not previously been measured. In a Continue Reading …
Same Sex Disparities in Access to Care
Same-sex couples have a level of access to insurance coverage and health care that is intermediate to that of married and unmarried different-sex couples. The authors of this study analyzed data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, a large Continue Reading …
Spillover of Mandated Benefits
The power to regulate health insurance companies rests with the States, with important exceptions. Federal health programs and ERISA plans are exempt from state regulation.
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