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Gun Owners Don’t Want Guns in School
In the aftermath of the shootings in San Antonio , Las Vegas, and Florida, gun violence and calls for solutions addressing it have again featured heavily in the media. Sadly, deaths from gun violence have become so frequent in the Continue Reading …
Two Options to Slow Healthcare Costs
The holy grail of value-based care is to reduce costs while improving quality. Zhang, et. al. compared the success of two different insurance designs in achieving that goal for total joint replacement surgeries. One insurance plan implemented reference-based pricing (RBP), Continue Reading …
Like Cats and Dogs
Recent research does little to resolve the disagreement surrounding the scope to which nurse practitioners (NPs) may ply their trade without physician oversight. In full scope of practice states, NPs may perform relatively unrestricted primary care including ordering of diagnostic Continue Reading …
A Dripping Faucet of Cheap yet Useless Care
The most expensive health care in the world can be found in the United States, where we spend the equivalent of $9,403 on every man, woman, and child. Part of the explanation for that exorbitant spending lies in low-value care Continue Reading …
Civil Unrest in Communities of Color
Civil unrest is on the rise as communities of color continue to experience discriminatory practices in policymaking, resource distribution, and treatment by authority figures. Civil unrest can be thought of as a visual representation of the frustration felt by members Continue Reading …
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