Commentary by Vlad Fridman MD, PGY-3
On July 30, 1965, then president Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law an amendment to the Social Security legislation establishing a national health care program for the elderly …
Category: Healthcare Policy
Clinical Correlations
The Thirty-six Million Dollar Rectal Exam
April 2, 2008
Commentary by Zackary Berger MD PhD, PGY-2, Health Care Policy Section Editor
Medical protocol and consent on trial in the New York Supreme Court.
In 2004, while working at a construction site, Brian Persaud …
Health Care 2008: Where the Candidates Stand- Part 3 Edwards, McCain and Romney
January 18, 2008
In this series, we are trying to cut through some of the media hype in order to summarize the health care proposals put forward by the leading candidates for President.
Commentary by Aaron Lord …
Health Care 2008: Where Do the Candidates Stand? Part 2-Obama and Thompson
January 8, 2008In this series, we try to cut through some of the media hype and summarize the health care proposals put forward by the leading candidates for President.
Commentary by Aaron Lord MD, PGY-1
Health Care 2008: Where Do the Candidates Stand? Part 1-Clinton and Guliani
January 2, 2008
Welcome to the first post of our newest series. In this series, we’ll try to cut through some of the media hype and summarize the health care proposals put forward by the leading …
Pay-for-Performance: The Future of Medicine?
September 26, 2007
Commentary by Sandeep Mangalmurti MD, JD PGY-2
“Pay-for performance” is the broadly encompassing term used to describe recent efforts to restructure physician compensation so that rewards are commensurate to performance. Initially limited to small pilot …
Medicare Changes and their Implications
September 18, 2007
Commentary by Zackary Berger MD PhD, PGY-2
A recent article in the New York Times publicized changes in Medicare subsidies. In the article’s own words, “Medicare will no longer pay the extra costs of …
An Update on Domestic Violence
September 6, 2007
Commentary by Sean Cavanaugh MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations
Most doctors are aware that Domestic Violence, or Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), is a serious health care issue, but the statistics are still startling …