This article explains how some investment practices of private equity firms generate profit by taking advantage of inequitably underserved patients in the US health care system. 

Dr Christy A. Rentmeester joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Roles of Quiet in Health Care Organizations.”

What might be learned about undervaluing chaplaincy expertise, peace, and quiet in everyday operations of professional caregiving?

Dr Geoff Hollett joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Jennie B. Jarrett: “How Should Resources From National Stockpiles Be Managed?”

When global medical supply chains fail, what should physicians do?

The Strategic National Stockpile is a national system maintained by the US federal government to deliver medical supplies during emergencies, and it needs administrative changes.

Dr Esha Bansal joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Saran Kunaprayoon and Linda P. Zhang: “Opportunities for Global Health Diplomacy in Transnational Robotic Telesurgery.”

Telesurgery is a form of global health diplomacy, and negotiations between LMICs and HICs can have transnational consequences.

Dr Nisha M. Patel joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Jesse M. Ehrenfeld and Brian J. Miller: “What Should ‘Shopping’ Look Like in Actual Practice?”

Dr Sherry Glied joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Grace Kim: “Which Price Should Be Transparent and Why?”