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January 13, 2020
in Economics, Health & Medicine

My Doctor Told Me the Cost of the Appointment . . . Give or Take $200!

January 13, 2020
in Economics, Health & Medicine

Peter A. Ubel— I had a persistent skin condition, and my dermatologist thought I should see someone with more experience caring for that kind of lesion. So, I went to a new dermatologist—I will call her Dr. Freezeitoff. At the front desk, the clerk reminded me that Dr. Freezeitoff wasn’t

June 28, 2012
in Current Affairs, Economics, Health & Medicine, Humanities, Law, Political Science, Technology

Obamacare: The Media, Policy, and Impact

June 28, 2012
in Current Affairs, Economics, Health & Medicine, Humanities, Law, Political Science, Technology

American politics is, by definition, divisive, but in the 2012 election perhaps no single word demonstrates this better than Obamacare. In Remedy and Reaction: The Peculiar American Struggle Over Health Care Reform, Paul Starr, a former senior advisor on health policy for the Clinton administration, examines the political and economic

November 1, 2011
in American History, Current Affairs, Health & Medicine, Political Science

Paul Starr on American Health Care Reform

November 1, 2011
in American History, Current Affairs, Health & Medicine, Political Science

Following his 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Social Transformation of American Medicine, Paul Starr has written a new in-depth account of the developing health care reforms since, with an insider’s perspective from his days as senior advisor to President Clinton on health care policy. The book, Remedy and Reaction: The

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My Doctor Told Me the Cost of the Appointment . . . Give or Take $200!

Obamacare: The Media, Policy, and Impact

Paul Starr on American Health Care Reform