How to make treatment decisions while considering the cost of care

By The DO Staff

07.01.22

Aunt Martha’s Clinic doors open at 8:30 a.m. I review my patient schedule for Monday: 20-plus patients booked every fifteen minutes, with slots left for walk-in emergencies. The patients often don’t speak English, possess no insurance or rely on Medicaid and are financially strapped when it comes to paying for medical care. Some are immigrants from as far as Indonesia and Africa and as close as Mexico. They have told me stories of walking thousands of miles to enter the United States, all in the hope of a better life, with great appreciation for American ideals and values.

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