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. &…
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
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…
An Open Letter to Medical Students and Residents
Dear future practicing physician, Choose primary care. I know all around you there are pressures to choose to become a specialist. I remember those pressures well. …
Debating the Public Policy of Vaccines
There was a surprising confrontation that emerged between two Presidential candidates this week as a result of their televised debate. Texas Governor Rick Perry was criticized …
Medicare, Our Deficit and Honesty
The above graph comes from a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine, and nicely encapsulates an economic nightmare for the United States. If politicians fr…
Not sure about health reform yet? Volunteer in a free clinic!
I have been volunteering in free clinics in Virginia for the last 6 years. I worked in the Fredericksburg, VA free clinic last night, and realized that almost every patient I c…
Low Hanging Fruit
As you read this, the latest news in Washington describes the drama of the debt ceiling negotiations. The national media is focused on this political horse race, but seem…
What Would You Cut?
The recent 2012 Budget passed in the House of Representatives (nicknamed the “Ryan Plan”) is forged from the idea that in order to put America’s fiscal house in ord…
