Let's Talk Healthcare

[TTCompany]

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So I have a couple interviews coming up and wanted to sharpen my knowledge about the Healthcare policy and just for overall general knowledge.

Does anyone have any good articles/books/ or literary works that they could recommend for someone like me?

I appreciate your help.

 

[Duff84]

So I have a couple interviews coming up and wanted to sharpen my knowledge about the Healthcare policy and just for overall general knowledge.

Does anyone have any good articles/books/ or literary works that they could recommend for someone like me?

I appreciate your help.

There is a really good article regarding end of life care which is one of many issues in healthcare today. Maybe not as "hot-button" as affordable care act but I think very valuable to be cognizant of.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/02/100802fa_fact_gawande

 

[Drummerx139]

I think everyone going into medicine should have a solid understanding of the facts about the ACA which can be pretty hard to come by if you're just watching the news. Here's a relatively unbiased, simple explanation of the facts and biases circulating about ACA

http://www.politico.com/obamacare-guide/

There's a link on that page to download the PDF which is like 100 pages, but a very quick and beneficial read. Ultimately what matters most is having your own authentic opinion of the law and what you think about it in general.

 

[stlrams22]

"We have to pass the bill to find out what is in it." -Nancy Pelosi

Bureaucracies in the Obama Administration have thus far published approximately 11,588,500 words of final Obamacare regulations, while there are only 381,517 words in the Obamacare law itself. - See more at: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article...macare-regs-30x-long-law#sthash.FjQxVGcl.dpuf

As the law continues to be implemented, the Obama Administration continues to make unilateral decisions that result in the law being changed. The law should be enforced as passed, no exceptions. I think most would agree the law does little to no good for physicians and costs the majority of the insured population more money. The grand scheme of this law is redistribution of wealth, healthcare costs have risen to help subsidize the low income uninsured.

It seems the basis of the law is for physicians to do more for less. More regulations and paperwork between you (as a future doctor) and your patients.

 

[TTCompany]

I really liked the Politico and Gawande articles. Thanks

If anyone has anything that helped them understand the Affordable Care Act when it came time for interviews, feel free to share. Thanks

 

[TheWeeIceMan]

I used the Kaiser Family Foundation website to prepare for interviews. I thought it discussed everything pretty well.

 

[TTCompany]

Great Source! Thanks

 

[GUH]

One thing I mentioned during interviews is that many Americans work but are too poor to purchase insurance, even with a subsidy, and would thus be at risk of being forgotten as many will now assume that everyone has coverage. This is also true of the millions of undocumented people living in the country, and those groups would be of major concern to me if I were helping develop health policy.

DO adcoms eat this stuff up since it demonstrates an understanding of the law and also demonstrates an eye towards underserved populations.

 

[CrookedCucumber]

Go here.

http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlike..._exactly_is_obamacare_and_what_did_it/c530lfx

 

[Haxx]

Go here.

http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlike..._exactly_is_obamacare_and_what_did_it/c530lfx

A good article. Specifically, read a_real_MD 's response that specifically has to do with provider compensation, and therefore all of us on this forum.

 

[JDMcNugent]

Someone posted this link here somewhere but it is specifically on bioethical topics, no ACA. I have been reading through for interview prep.

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/index.html

 

[TTCompany]

All great links, thank you! Also does anyone know what problems they discussed with ACA when asked what is the biggest challenge/problem with the the Health Care system now?

 

[rachanaaa]

Here's a simplified/concise website explaning obamacare:

http://obamacarefacts.com/