How much for an amputation or checkup? It takes a complex formula and a committee of doctors to set the price for every possible health care procedure

A health policy researcher explains how doctors determine their pay rates, and the system that lets them do it.

Simon F. Haeder, Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University • conversation
July 6, 2022 • ~9 min

The 1 in 10 U.S. doctors with reservations about vaccines could be undermining the fight against COVID-19

Many COVID-19 vaccination campaigns encourage doctors to serve as a trusted source of vaccine information. But certain vaccine-hesitant providers may stymie these efforts.

Timothy Callaghan, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Managment, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University • conversation
April 5, 2022 • ~8 min

People use mental shortcuts to make difficult decisions – even highly trained doctors delivering babies

It’s human nature to unconsciously rely on quick rules to help make spur-of-the-moment decisions. New research finds physicians use these shortcuts, too, which can be bad news for some patients.

Manasvini Singh, Assistant Professor of Health Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst • conversation
Oct. 14, 2021 • ~10 min

A direct recommendation from a doctor may be the final push someone needs to get vaccinated

There are a variety of reasons why people do or don’t want to be vaccinated. Depending on how they frame their messaging around vaccination, doctors can often be the deciding factor.

Kimberly Fisher, Associate Professor of Pulmonology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School • conversation
Sept. 17, 2021 • ~7 min

Medicine is an imperfect science – but you can still trust its process

A critical care doctor brings a frontlines perspective to the frustration of dealing firsthand with vaccine hesitancy and discusses the limitations of science and medicine.

Venktesh Ramnath, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California San Diego • conversation
Sept. 7, 2021 • ~11 min

What is osteopathic medicine? A D.O. explains

Almost 10% of physicians in the US are doctors of osteopathic medicine, and that proportion is rising. Their medical knowledge matches that of other doctors; the difference is the philosophy behind it.

Andrea Amalfitano, Dean of the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University • conversation
Oct. 16, 2020 • ~7 min

VIP patients can be a headache for their doctors

When a celebrity, politician or other influential person checks in, a health care team can feel pressured to give in to a VIP's wishes.

Nancy Nielsen, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Senior Associate Dean for Health Policy, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York • conversation
Oct. 7, 2020 • ~6 min

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