Why Accountable Care Organizations Will Be Powerful and Necessary
One of the most talked-about provisions under the Affordable Care Act is the Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program, scheduled to begin in 2012. Under this progra…
About the Blogger
Chris Chen is a 1st year medical student at Washington University in St Louis, where he is a distinguished student scholar. Chris graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in molecular biology, economics, and health policy. He has worked for the U.S. Senate Majority Health Policy Office under Senator Edward M. Kennedy and as a health policy researcher at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He previously was the Vice Chair of the American Red Cross National Youth Council where he spearheaded national programming for the Red Cross's 169,000 youth volunteers and has also directed a prison education program and hospital advocacy program in Boston.
Recent Posts
Medical School Class Attendance and the Making of the Modern Physician
Last week in lecture, our professor wryly mentioned that in his many years of teaching, he had never seen so many laptops out as well as so many people taking advantage of the option…
Standing up for our health care system
Two weeks ago, I stood in the back of a boisterous, packed auditorium as each of our school’s fourth-years received their match letters and proudly announced in front of friend…
The Social Currency of Primary Care Among Medical Students
For all the controversy surrounding health care policy these days, one key idea is so widely accepted across the political spectrum that it has almost become a cliché: we need…
The Latest Trends in Cigarette Smoking—More of the Same
Reading the CDC’s latest report on cigarette smoking, I saw little evidence of progress towards a healthier future. The rate of cigarette use among adults over the last f…
