Cost Awareness in Health Care: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Christopher Moriates, MD is a senior resident in Internal Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). He is a co-creator of a cost awareness curriculum for residents at UCSF and is currently working with the American College of Physicians (ACP) on a national “High Value, Cost Conscious Care” curriculum. He will be starting a faculty position with the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF in July 2012. “Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come.” – Victor Hugo It didn’t take that long during intern year to realize that something was wrong. As...
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The following anecdote is from Dr. John Maa, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco An estimated 60% of American bankruptcies result from overwhelming medical costs. My uncle’s tale illuminates the dual tragedy of suffering catastrophic illness and being uninsured. The 2008 recession claimed my uncle’s job, health benefits, and assets, except for a small inheritance. By 2009 he found work (but not health coverage) as a consultant. One day he noticed that his eyes were yellow. He emailed a photograph, and I immediately recognized jaundice. I calmed...
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