P.A.I.N. See what we did there? Prior auths are a pain in the ass. Healthcare premiums have increased nearly 50% in the last decade. Shouldn’t timely access to quality patient care reflect that jump? Today, more than ever, time and money are utterly wasted adhering to prior authorization hurdles set…

“Nature abhors a vacuum.” In the laws of physics, unfilled spaces are “unnatural” and so any matter surrounding the empty space tends to fill it. Communication about the COVID pandemic is no different. I’ve been absolutely floored, angered, and deeply ashamed at how inconsistent communication has been from the government…

I’m a Democrat-leaning Black doctor with a ton of white conservative friends. If we are to survive the pandemics of COVID and systemic racism, we need all hands on-deck: especially the Black ones. Here are ten ways to save Black lives: Get a Doctor, Part 1: Give $100,000 grant to…

Hate healthcare? It’s your fault. Paradigm shifts are hard and the human psyche is primed to be cautious of “the new”. The American psyche is even more headstrong — we’re an entitled mishmash of merit and charity that changes on a groupthink dime. So when I launched a one-man crusade…

After 4 years of undergrad, 4 years of medical school, 5 years of residency in pediatrics and child psychiatry, $200K of debt, and 3 years of being a staff “front-line” psychiatrist, I almost walked away from medical practice. I couldn’t understand how the greatest country on the planet could create…