Founding Tension
Tracing our history back to the Revolutionary War and the drafting and adoption of our Constitution, there has always been a tension of ideas resulting in a vigorous debate. Ou…
About the Blogger
- Christopher Lillis graduated from the Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. He has been a member of Doctors for America since its founding in 2008. Dr Lillis is a full time private practice Internist in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and is a monthly columnist at the Free Lance Star Newspaper in Fredericksburg, VA. He, his wife, and his son live in Fredericksburg, VA.
Editor's Note: Any views or opinions presented on this blog are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the hospitals, clinics, and institutions where they work, teach, and study.
Recent Posts
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare
This Friday, October 5th, marks the theatrical and iTunes release of the most important documentary of our time. Escape Fire allows its viewers to learn what it is like on the…
Costs of Care Essay Contest 2012: Stories from Patients and their Caregivers Uncover Opportunities to Improve Healthcare Value
As a presidential election looms and the American economy struggles to recover, the spiraling costs of healthcare have become a contentious political focal point without an obvious s…
Happy Birthday Medicare!
Monday, July 30th, marked the 47th anniversary of Medicare. This indispensible program has allowed for medical care for seniors and currently serves 48 million Americans (3.4 M…
Innovation through Collaboration
I am still humbled by the opportunity to represent Doctors for America at the White House on June 6th for its “Physician Conversation on Care Coordination.” The eve…
Who do you believe?
One week ago, the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) decided to pick a fight with The Institute of Medicine (IOM). In response to the new report, “The Weight…
Cutting our Nose to Spite our Face
Earlier this week, I wrote about the false choice being made through legislation to either keep student loan interest rates low, or cut funding to preventive health programs. &…
Who needs SCOTUS?
I stood at the steps of the Supreme Court on Monday, March 26th for the first day of oral arguments debating the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. It was wild…
Culture Shift
The two year anniversary of the day the Affordable Care Act was signed into law is fast approaching. There is so much to celebrate! Almost 3 million young adults have hea…
Think Before You Scan
I hope every medical student, graduate medical trainee, and practicing physician had a chance to read this article in the New York Times last week. Several prominent orth…
