Three hundred and fifty physicians from across the United States were asked to share their personal feelings on the current state of medicine in an online national survey conducted by the National College of Physicians on January 15th, 2014. Here are the results:
When there are Americans whose Social Security checks are being garnished to pay off their outstanding student loan debt, then it is clear that the United States has a problem. And the rising number of seniors who haven’t paid off loans taken out decades earlier is only one of several reasons to be alarmed by a report on student loan debt released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in December.
Quick: Where do insured Americans spend the most on health care? Miami? Los Angeles?
Years ago, Charlie, a highly respected orthopedist and a mentor of mine, found a lump in his stomach. He had a surgeon explore the area, and the diagnosis was pancreatic cancer. This surgeon was one of the best in the country.
California's shortage of primary-care doctors has left Jennifer Han in the unique position of starting medical school and not having to worry about the cost. She could be racking up $36,000 a year in medical-school debt -- just for tuition. But she won't have to pay that.
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