| | | |  | During the ides of September, First Opinion authors challenged Medicare to bring its coverage of wheelchairs into the 21st century, made the case for a challenge trial for experimental hepatitis C vaccines, asked why medicine doesn't have Black Friday-type sales, and more. You can read these, and the rest of this week's First Opinion essays, right here. Podcast fans: This week's episode of the First Opinion Podcast is a conversation with physician Christopher Hartnick on the life-and-death decisions prospective parents must sometimes make. | | | | By Paul Amadeus Lane and Jim Meade Photo by David Napravnik Medicare doesn't cover wheelchair seat elevation and standing systems because they are "not primarily medical in nature." That's not so. Read More | | By Andrea L. Cox Wikimedia Commons Ethically conducting a clinical trial for a new hepatitis C vaccine is a long, slow road. A challenge trial could speed things along. Read More | | By Stacy Bratcher Adobe Eliminating the legal ban on patient discounts would empower health care providers and consumers to drive down costs. Read More | | Sponsor content by Phlow National Essential Medicine Shortage Awareness Day: A Movement to Fix a Public Health Crisis America's medicine cabinet is dangerously empty. But not for long. Medical professionals, healthcare providers, government officials, and the general public are being asked to join in observing National Essential Medicine Shortage Awareness Day by visiting www.stoptheshortages.com to encourage open dialogue and spark bold action everywhere. Together, we can create a future where every American has access to the essential medicines they deserve. | | By Patrick Skerrett A pediatric ENT discusses one procedure where parents must choose, at multiple stages, whether to prioritize a mother's life or a child's. Read More | | By Stephanie Rogus and Peter G. Lurie Adobe Federal nutrition research is not coordinated, and there's no official accounting of its funding. The White House can change that. Read More | | By Caroline Fichtenberg and Emilia De Marchis Adobe Many people who acknowledge having social risks don't avail themselves of the assistance offered by their doctors. That can be changed. Read More | | By Ilisa BG Bernstein and Paul W. Abramowitz Adobe Pharmacists can provide testing and treatment of Covid-19, flu, strep and other infectious diseases. Medicare needs to cover these services. Read More | | By Awi Federgruen Ezra Acayan/Getty Images One way to avoid the looming shortfall of polio vaccines: Create an advance market commitment that will guarantee manufacturers of purchases. Read More | | By Katherine C. Kellogg and Mark P. Sendak and Suresh Balu Adobe Adopting efficient AI tools may seem like a no brainer. But without planning, they can make life difficult for the workers asked to use them. Read More | |
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