Tag: advocacy
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“The Way the System Is Going, I Didn’t See Any Other Solution Legally Available To Us.”
The quote in the headline is from Dr. John Wust, an obsetrician at Allina Health who voted with his colleagues to unionize in March 2023. Read the full article from Noam Scheiber of The New York Times here. When doctors are resorting to unionization, you know things are bad. At the time I was terminated…
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How Much Does This Cost?
When you’re a consumer, “How much does this cost?” should be a simple question with a simple answer. Inside Big Box Medicine, however, it rarely is. Why? Come on. They don’t want you to see those prices. And, who cares, right? Your health insurance will take care of it! Ha… I’m showing a bill from…
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Terminated Without Cause, Effective Immediately
Today is about amplifying someone else’s story. By reading Ashley Saucier, MD, MHA, FACEP, FAAP’s abrupt termination story, I hope others can learn, gain awareness and empathy, and start thinking about what they can do to make themselves more prepared to weather a storm like this if it happens. If something like this has happened to…
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Big Oil, Big Tobacco, Big Tech, Big Pharma… Big Healthcare?
New York Times Headline: “Doctors Unionize at Big Health Care System” I love that the Times chose to refer to Allina Health as “Big Health Care System”. Doest that remind you of anything? Intentional or not, for me it brings to mind other notorious BIGs: Big OilBig TobaccoBig TechBig PharmaBiggie Smalls (j/k) There are plenty of perks to being…
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When Creams and Ointment Aren’t Cutting It: Dupilumab For Atopic Dermatitis
October is Eczema Awareness Month, so let’s keep talking eczema. Last Monday, I talked about the itch that unites all forms of eczema that can be so debilitating and crazy-making. I’ve cared for enough patient with eczema to know that itch should be classified as a type of pain. And many frustrated sufferers aren’t getting…
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Advocacy In Action: Improving Eczema Action Plans
Living with any type of chronic eczema (e.g., atopic dermatitis as pictured above, dyshidrotic eczema, seborrheic dermatitis) is tough. A written Eczema Action Plan can help that accounts for patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals can help. I’m honored and grateful for the invitation to participate in a National Eczema Association Roundtable on Eczema Action Plans taking…
