Dr Travis Rieder discusses his own experiences with opioids and the ethical challenges of “legacy patients,” and Dr Stephanie Zaza, president of the American College of Preventive Medicine, discusses the future of opioid research priorities.
The ACA does not, as intended, provide equal access to health care, due to financial and geographic barriers, and low coverage limits access to habilitative and rehabilitative services.
AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(6):553-557. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.6.pfor1-1506.
A journal article's findings confirm that patients in Kentucky with private health insurance have better clinical outcomes than patients with other types of insurance.