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We can no longer tolerate an inhumane health care system

Surafel Tsega, MD
Policy
May 5, 2018

She said her insurance wouldn’t cover her oxygen.

I didn’t believe her. She needed it. She had an irreversible lung disease that made walking a block feel like a hundred-yard sprint. It was no trouble showing she needed it– her blood oxygen levels would drop below 85 percent with any activity (normal levels are between 95 to 100 percent). Surely this was a minor administrative hurdle. I told her I was …

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We can no longer tolerate an inhumane health care system

What does it mean to be a progressive doctor?

Surafel Tsega, MD
Policy
September 15, 2017

A curious post popped up on my Facebook feed recently: “Another doctor running for office!” A picture of an attractive family was nestled below that exclamation, asking to show your support (in the form of dollars) for this doctor running as a Democrat for the House of Representatives. It had that sense of enthusiasm that implied I was obligated to be excited, but instead came off more like Jeb Bush’s …

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