Viewpoints: Patients Trust Expertise, But Not When They Feel Belittled; CMS Shouldn’t Fund Excess Cancer Drugs
Editorial writers examine these public health issues.
When we are ill, we need expertise more than ever, yet our agency feels fragile. The best clinicians recognize this. (Scott Hamilton, 3/4)
CMS could help patients and taxpayers by only paying for oncology drug dosages that are reasonable and necessary. (Mark J. Ratain and David A. Hyman, 3/3)
A new Ohio bill won't expand the 340B program, but it will protect patients' ability to fill prescriptions at their pharmacy of choice. (Julie DiRossi-King, 3/4)
Two years ago Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare launched a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. (Katy Adams and Philip Smith, 3/4)
When I first read the news of [former NFL wideout Rondale] Moore’s passing, I began thinking about the troubling increase in suicide among Gen Z men. An October Stateline report from last year showed that Black and Hispanic men account for 85% of the rising Gen Z suicide rates, and that many of them are experiencing deep depression and hopelessness. (Jessica A. Johnson, 3/4)
