Category Archives: Costs & Finances

The Morality and Insanity of Drug Prices

In my role as medical director of the Moss Clinic, I present a “mission moment” case. This because these honorable volunteers on the board are mostly from other industries, and this provides some understanding of the kinds of issues our patients bring us. This case was C.M., a 45 year old African American with Crohn’s…
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Art Work to Support the Art of Medicine

I’m reaching for some cheesy double entendre about artwork on the walls supporting the art of medicine.  This because, once again, artwork on the walls of Sammy T’s is going to help us practice the art of medicine at the Moss Free Clinic where I am medical director. The Fine Dining Place That is Helping Moss Clinic Moss is…
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A Business Opportunity Seen Through a Colonoscope

You could say I got lucky the other day. It was time for my colonoscopy – which bawdy comedians talk about as “the garden hose” (it maybe about the same thickness, but is not actually50 feet long).   What The Wags Say is Sometimes "An Acute Remunerative Procedure." This was a routine screening, done at the Surgery…
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