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The presidential election has passed. After spending $6 billion dollars on the federal elections-the most expensive election in history--everything in Washington D.C. remains exactly…
About the Blogger
- Kohar Jones is a physician-writer with an interest in the social determinants of health and health equity. She pursued her undergraduate and medical training at Yale University, enjoyed her intern year at a Top 100 Community Hospital in Middlesex Connecticut, and completed her residency with Brown's Department of Family Medicine. As a National Health Service Corps Scholar, she practices at the federally qualified Chicago Family Health Center on Chicago's South Side. She also serves as an assistant clinical professor with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Chicago through the auspices of the Urban Health Initiative.
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
Healthcare by the Numbers
In the United States in 2012: Annual health care costs: $2.7 trillion Percent of healthcare costs linked to individual behaviors: 70% Cost of tobacco, alcohol, soda, illicit drugs…
Choosing Wisely
We live in a land of choice. We get to choose our breakfast cereals. We get to choose our presidential candidates. And as doctors, we get to choose the tests we ord…
Lamenting Medicaid cuts in Illinois
The SCOTUS ruling saved the principle of universal health insurance, while seriously undermining an important way to reach a vulnerable population--young men of a certain a…
Learning from the Learners: Health Reform 101
Once each month, I teach a one hour lecture in the family medicine clerkship, called “Health Reform.” This lecture developed in response to third year medical s…
SCOTUS Tenterhooks—What will the decision mean for health reform?
ten·ter·hook (tntr-hk) n. A hooked nail for securing cloth on a tenter. Idiom: on tenterhooks In a state of uneasiness, suspense, or anxiety. …
Community Health Centers Get a Boost
Community health centers across the country are getting a big boost from the Affordable Care Act: over the next five years, we will get $9.5 billion to expand services, and $1.5 bill…
Who Speaks for Physicians?
Three out of four dentists recommend this tooth brightening toothpaste—make your smile sparkle like never before! Six out of seven plumbers recommend this drain openi…
Doctors as Insiders
Who better knows how to fix a leak than a plumber?Who better knows how to repair a cracked doorway than a carpenter?Who better knows how to solve the conundrum of our leaking cracked…
Aiming for a Healthier America
The triple aim of health care, as defined by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is: improving the experience of care, bettering the health of populations, …
