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How Broken Does Health Care Have To Get?

I am a physician, grieving as I witness to the slow death of my profession.

First I read this article, which says that this year, the cost of insuring a family of four now exceeds $20,000/year. Who can afford that in these times? And what are they getting for all that money? 13 minutes with a frustrated, rushed, overworked doctor who doesn’t have time to listen?

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8 Ways To Get The Most From Your Doctor’s Visit

You may wish you could spend a whole hour with your doctor, feeling relaxed and unhurried while your doctor lays healing hands on you. You may fantasize about asking all of the questions on your list, getting every question answered, and having time to pick your doctor’s brain about the print outs you brought in from the internet search you did so you could be an informed consumer of health care services.  You may dream of truly understanding your diagnosis, having time to check in with your intuition about the treatment options your doctor recommends, and feeling confident that you’ve made the right decision about what’s best for the body nobody knows better than you.

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I’m Sorry, Wounded Healers

In this post, I offered up a global apology on behalf of doctors everywhere to those who they may have hurt. But if you’re a doctor, I can guarantee that you also deserve an apology.  I’m certain that you - like me - have suffered at the hands of other doctors, so on behalf of those doctors who have hurt you, I’m so sorry, my love.

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