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Prescription Prices Are Too Damn High

Our nation loves prescriptions. According to researchers at the Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center, “Nearly 70% of Americans take one prescription drug and more than half take two.” It gets better. Approximately 20% of Americans use at least five prescription medications. Imagine the cost savings if Direct Care doctors directly prescribed a majority of… Read more
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Insurance-Based Primary Care Won’t Prevent Obesity

Recently, someone asked me on Twitter, “Has the change in classification of obesity as a disease affected how you treat patients presenting w/ the disease?” The classification change in question is regarding the American Medical Association’s declaration that obesity is a disease rather than a comorbidity factor.… Read more
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Yep, You Can Yelp Us

Some of the country’s best doctors have the worst patient satisfaction scores. Want to know why? Part of training to become a fee-for-service doctor is learning how to suppress your feelings. You get good at being who people want you to be, not who they need you to be. You’re slowly transformed into something you… Read more

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