A year after his passing, I reflect on my time with Larry King and his dedication to allowing important but overlooked stories be told. Larry’s voice and interviewing prowess were staples for many years. He is greatly missed.
Category: Policy
The real value of high-value care
When newly admitted medical students enroll in their respective programs, they participate in the cherished White Coat Ceremony, in which they eagerly vow to stop at nothing to help patients—to go above and beyond to provide the highest quality care to…
What Should We Make Of High Obamacare Enrollment Figures?
If Obamacare’s exchanges were working well, Democrats wouldn’t have to pay people more and more to sign up. Worse, by using taxpayer dollars to entice more people – including those with higher incomes – to the exchanges, Democrats are taking one more s…
This physician is running for U.S. Senate. Here is his health plan outline.
Martin Luther King once said, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” Sadly, this remains true today. Instead of simply providing the care one needs, access to care varies based on wealt…
Legal challenge from Disability Rights Texas may have repercussions in schools across the country
Parents of disabled children together with Disability Rights Texas won a ruling in November that could have ramifications well beyond the state of Texas. In July, Texas Governor Abbot issued an executive order, GA-38, that prohibited schools from insti…
What To Know About Biden’s Vaccine Mandates After Supreme Court Blocked Private Employer Rule
Vaccine mandates for healthcare workers and federal employees are taking effect, but court rulings have blocked policies for private employers and federal contractors—at least for now.
A new boon for Big Data and patient care
Big Data in medicine is the data analysis of large amounts of patient medical information to improve medical care. Analysis of data may be used to pick the best intervention for a patient based upon care outcomes of similar patients or to evaluate phys…
White House ‘Strongly Considering’ Giving Out N95 Masks — But CDC Still Not Changing Guidelines To Recommend Them
The highly transmissible omicron variant has prompted calls for people to wear better quality masks like N95s and K95s to protect themselves.
Three Ways The U.S. Government Can Fight The Omicron Wave
Dr. Anand Parekh, chief medical advisor for the Bipartisan Policy Center, discusses how the U.S. can bolster its response to the spread of the omicron variant.
A Call For Data Equity: Using Pandemic Data Mishaps To Improve Health Outcomes
Health disparities, in large part, are determined by where we live. In Nashville—a city that prides itself on being a renowned healthcare hub—life expectancy increases 5 years by moving to the neighboring Williamson County.
