Vox’s Sarah Kliff wrote a story of how patients are the health care system’s free labor. It’s a good article, go read it.
I did a quick take on Facebook Live, imploring doctors and patients that they need to be on the same side. We want to same thing: Better care for patients. Neither can change health care by themselves. If we truly want to make a difference, doctors and patients need to come together. Click the video above to see how I think we can do it.











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