Physicians prioritize patient needs above all other considerations. To advance that mission, the AMA works tirelessly to improve access to quality, affordable health coverage for everyone, which includes protecting patients from the financial harm pose…
First in a series. The business of health care delivery differs markedly from other consumer and service industries in many ways. First and foremost, the economics differ. Specifically, the payers of medical care are often different from the customers,…
In June 2021, the Biden administration announced bipartisan support for federal legislation to rebuild our nation’s crumbling infrastructure. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act seeks to revive highway, transit, rail, and public work syste…
Will political leaders and public health officials use Covid-19 variants to unnecessarily control our lives, hinder commerce and harm our health?
Infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Kortepeter discusses the need for a better U.S. system to screen for travel-related illnesses and the pathogens stored in laboratory freezers, among other measures.
Ellen DeGeneres is ending her popular TV talk show next year after 19 seasons. The need for the type of celebrity and crowdsourcing donations she is known for to assuage an individual’s health care needs to end as well. This accepted norm is gaslightin…
Public health law experts Lawrence Gostin, Alexandra Finch, Sarah Wetter and Eric A. Friedman discuss the shortcomings of New York City’s new vaccine mandate, which will likely face challenges in court, and what needs to happen to give the mandate its …
We are saddened by another school shooting in America. Four lives were cut short, and one young man who was obviously crying out for help clearly did not get it. There are so many pieces to this puzzle to examine. So many areas where we can improve. As…
A bank that misplaced over one-fifth of its deposits would be shut down almost immediately. So would a hospital that bungled one in five operations, or a private health insurer that mishandled one-fifth of its claims. But apparently, the bar is a lot l…
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure told the Forbes Healthcare Summit she will send a message about the importance of boosters to the 63 million people in the Medicare program.
