Obamacare: From the Patient to a Population Part 1
Her boyfriend’s condom broke and now the pregnancy test is positive—again. She ran the second one in her friend’s dorm bathroom just to be sure. She felt trapped. Her life as she knew it, as she planned it came to a screeching halt. She never thought something as benign as ...
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Martha’s Medical Nightmare or Whatever Happened to Beneficence?
After researching the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act it seems that the following nightmare could become a common story: A 69 year old post-menopausal woman named Martha walks into the office of her OB/GYN complaining of abdominal pain. Her doctor just joined a group of physicians responsible for the ...
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Whatever Happened to Beneficence? Or Is American Healthcare Really Sick?
Concerned about how to maintain his health a man walks into his doctor’s office and says, “I am 50 years old today and I’m getting eight hours of rest every night. My blood pressure is 120/80. I am trim and energetic and I have a generally good outlook on life ...
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