OP-Ed: Boutique Medicine in the Modern World
Boutique medicine has come of age and is called many things: retainer medicine, direct patient contracting practice, concierge medicine, VIP care, luxury practice, direct primary care, cash-only, or direct specialty care practices. The terminology obscures the controversial consequences to the
President Obama’s Bioethics Legacy
Bioethics is not a topic commonly associated with Presidential administrations and the President’s legacy. But in fact, in addition to their day-to-day responsibilities which can often involve health, science, and technology policy, for decades, Presidents have appointed special commissions to
Reflections on an Impending Trump Presidency
Editor's Note: This post was previously published in The (Mis-)Adventures of Kittu Pannu. Dear President-elect Donald J. Trump, You’ve done the unthinkable. You’ve convinced a little more than half of the country that you’re the right man for the highest office of