1/2 Way Done with Anatomy! & Current State of Healthcare

Today is an exciting day here in Texas... we have our anatomy lab exam in just 2 hours 41 minutes! The fact that I'm writing this right now means that I'm a tired of studying and ready for this test to come. It also means we're halfway through anatomy. We also recently took our biochemistry final, so we are beginning to feel like real med students.

The main thing I wanted to share today is a 2 part radio show on the current state of healthcare by This American Life and NPR. Tatia and I listened to the first episode, but we have not listened to the second. The first discusses possible reasons for rising healthcare costs, whereas the second discusses healthcare insurance and the challenges associated. I think that these episodes do a great job of sharing the BIG picture of the challenges in healthcare costs and insurance right now... which was helpful for me since it's hard for me to connect all the dots between all of the different news articles on the subject today. If you have the time, it's at least a start on understanding what is happening.

If you've never listened to This American Life, it's very informative and entertaining. The contributors do tend to be more on the liberal end of the political spectrum, but they usually do a great job of stating the facts (according to NPR) and letting you come to your own conclusions. The first episode does seem to favor insurance companies a bit, but the second is a full hour on insurance and will clearly have more to say on the subject.

Click below to listen!
Episode 1: More is Less
Epsiode 2: Someone Else's Money

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