Practicing Physicians of America Blog
by Marion Mass, M.D., PPA co-founder In Part 2 of this three-part blog entry, I continue putting a spotlight on some “suits” (executives) in America’s corporate healthcare complex. [A DISCLAIMER: Not every “suit” is a villain. Without question, there are gems among them. Curing what ails the American system of healthcare will be impossible without…
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Marion Mass, M.D., Practicing Physicians of America, co-founder Over twenty years ago, I was a fresh new attending, barely out of residency when called to the ER at three am to admit a patient with gastro and dehydration. I found a two -year old little girl, whose family spoke almost no English. She looked uncomfortable,…
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Marion Mass, M.D., PPA co-founder The headline to a news article dated March 25 on a recent Gallup poll was “Coronavirus Response: Hospitals Rated Best, News Media Worst.” The public’s low opinion of much of the news media is no surprise. In polls, journalists have managed to work their way into a special zone…
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Marion Mass, M.D. PPA co-founder Patients… it’s always been about you!!! The physicians that are putting themselves in the line of #covid19 🦠fire, are here for you and working alongside bedside nurses, respiratory therapists and every hospital personnel in scrubs. High time we were all a #stewardofmedicine! 👩🏾⚕️👨⚕️🧬 Were you there when the battle cry,…
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Marion Mass, M.D. asks lawmakers to “roll up their sleeves” and work with physicians on behalf of patients Non medical switching happens when a patient is changed to a different medication because the PBM-imposed formularies, the drugs that are covered by insurers have changed. On Feb 18, 2020, PPA’s Marion Mass, MD stood beside patient…
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