Volume 5 Issue 2 – December 2008
The Cost of Living I/II
Working with the American healthcare system can be difficult, especially to patients without insurance or in financial need. In the first half of a two-part series, Ibtehaj Naqvi explains his mother’s dire medical and financial situation. He then discusses the treatment of the indigent with physicians in private practice and academia.
Healthcare Systems: Focus on Italy
Proposals to improve the American healthcare system have often included references to the successes of socialized medicine abroad. But despite wider coverage, what are the negative consequences of this system? Christina DeGrassi travels to Casanello Hospital in Pisa, Italy to examine this question and encounters doctors, residents, and patients with strong opinions on the state of healthcare.
