Tag: co-payment

Health Care Cost Considerations in Medical Education

Medical students are taught to care for the whole person. Shouldn’t that include care for the patient’s wallet, as well? As insurers increasingly shift costs to enrollees, Georgetown University medical student Joshua Barrett considers the role of the physician – and medical education – in helping patients stay both physically and financially healthy.

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