Tag: Doctors
Doctors could be undermining COVID fight
American attitudes toward scientific expertise have become increasingly contentious in recent years. But many people across the political spectrum still place high levels of...
WalletHub lists R.I. as worst state for doctors
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked as the worst state in the nation for doctors to practice medicine, according to a WalletHub report released Monday.
WalletHub,...
Use simple economics to contain health costs
Spending on U.S. health care is out of control, expanding steadily from 5% of gross domestic product in 1960 to 18% in 2018. There...
Data alone no help to patients
Health care providers and insurers have access to more information on costs, pricing and quality of services than they sometimes know how to share...
Searching for a remedy for physician burnout
Doctor appointments are rarely fun, but the prospect of visiting with a rushed, curt physician only makes it worse.Â
So why are unsatisfactory interactions with...
Medicare for All would be more expensive for all
Congressional leaders are only beginning to come to grips with the true costs of Medicare for All and the battle that lies ahead.
Most of...
Panel: Many health, insurance services out of touch with user
To work better, the state’s health care and insurance systems must ramp up one critical skill: listening to and understanding the whole person they...
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