AI Needs to Be Trained to Sort Patients Better
Systems can be good at locating someone at risk for a heart attack. But they fail the woman who says that she is ‘just off.’
Sanjay Basu, Senior Columnist
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A Realistic Path to Single-Payer Health Care
Instead of relying on a single act of Congress, U.S. states could implement an evidenced-based, step-by-step sequence that could get the country to single-payer health care coverage.
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Insurance Algorithms Are Increasingly Determining Patient Care
The history of insurance shows a privatized public insurance market is working as designed: maximizing revenue by charging taxpayers and minimizing payment by denying claims.
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An Increasing Number of Immigrants in the US Are Avoiding Going to the Doctor
Making people afraid to get care does not protect the health system. It merely ensures that the care delivered is the most expensive, least effective and most desperate kind.
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The DoorDash Driver
Health Access Programs offer basic services to uninsured residents. But delivery drivers are often too busy, too indebted and too scared to take advantage of them.
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The Double Standard of Evidence
The wealthy can afford their skepticism. It is the poor who bear the consequences when herd immunity erodes.
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The Clinical Divide
Introducing a column about the chasm between patients’ experience and the health system.
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Measles Season Is Here. How Likely Are You to Recommend a Vaccine?
While vaccination politics are centuries old, vaccine decisions today are treated like a consumer gadget — subject to the whims of brand loyalty and user experience.
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Medicaid Is Under Attack. Here’s How to Rebuild It Right.
The program has always been underfunded and overlooked. The current crisis is an opportunity to reimagine care for those who need it most.
