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Debating the pros and cons of Medicare for All

The Health Policy Exchange

At current payment rates, implementation of Medicare for All could cause substantial financial difficulties for hospitals. Finally, he observed that many of the things that frustrate family physicians about the current [U.S. However, the federal government's direct share of health care spending would rise by 220%, from $1.1

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Book Review: Booster Shots by Dr. Adam Ratner

Common Sense Family Doctor

In two decades of practicing family medicine, I've never seen a patient with measles. Oh, and the CDC's National Immunization Survey has been canceled by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, even if the Epidemic Intelligence Service seems to have received a temporary reprieve.) this is it. over the past 30 years.