OP/notes – Page 13 – Policy Prescriptions

A Ban on Mammograms?

Posted onFebruary 14, 2014June 18, 2015AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

A recent study published in BMJ looked at 90,000 women over 25 years, randomly dividing the group into some that received screening mammography and others that did not. The findings showed no difference in mortality; however in the mammography group Continue Reading …

Cultivating Latino Policymakers to Ensure Health Care for All

Posted onJanuary 31, 2014June 25, 2014AuthorOrlando Sola, MD, MPH

With over 53 million in the United States, and more than 50,000 gaining the right to vote each month, Latinos are becoming increasingly influential in the American political sphere. Democrats’ promises of reform in areas ranging from immigration to health Continue Reading …

The Heritage Uncertainty Principle

Posted onJanuary 22, 2014June 18, 2015AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

In physics, there is a fundamental limit to the precision with which the properties of a small particle can be known simultaneously. For instance, the observer cannot know both the position and the momentum of a particle like a photon Continue Reading …

A Policy Prescription for 2014

Posted onJanuary 20, 2014July 23, 2017AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP2 Comments

Regardless of what you think about the Affordable Care Act, and regardless of whether or not you are hoping for its ultimate failure or success, even under optimal conditions, it will fall far short of the goal the Institute of Medicine Continue Reading …

Winning the Health Care Lottery

Posted onJanuary 3, 2014June 18, 2015AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

Yesterday, another installment was published from the research team of the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment. The major finding – Medicaid coverage results in a 40% increase in emergency department (ER) use. Many of the health care pundits quickly sifted through Continue Reading …