Joee DenisinWords AplentyVoluntourims: The NegativesThis week our class is volunteering at Share A Meal Food Truck. Most of our class are pre-meds and are probably no stranger to…Nov 19, 2016Nov 19, 2016
Joee DenisinWords AplentyMeth. Don’t do it.A previous professor of mine, he moonlights as an emergency medicine physician, once told me he treats drug addicts daily and has never…Nov 11, 2016Nov 11, 2016
Joee DenisinWords AplentyPost 1 vs Post 2The very first choice I made when writing these two posts was how I wanted my voice to sound. For the technical description I tried to…Nov 4, 2016Nov 4, 2016
Joee DenisinWords AplentyCadillac. Great Car, Okay Tax?Taxes. Usually the word provokes a groan or a complaint but taxes are a necessary evil. Taxes, which are the main source of federal, state…Oct 28, 2016Oct 28, 2016
Joee DenisinWords AplentyTaxation of Employer Health Care PlansIn an effort to improve the health care system the Affordable Care Act plans to impose the Cadillac tax, a form of excise tax. Excise taxes…Oct 21, 2016Oct 21, 2016
Joee DenisinWords AplentyDefensive MedicineImagine yourself as an attending physician in an emergency department. The ED is busy as usual and you are diagnosing patient who is…Oct 7, 2016Oct 7, 2016
Joee DenisinWords AplentyThe Unseen Cause of a Very Apparent ProblemPicture yourself walking around downtown. You look at your surroundings a man waiting for an Uber, people in sunglasses glued to their…Sep 30, 2016Sep 30, 2016
Joee DenisinWords AplentyAge Is Just a Number, A Growing OneI have good news and bad news. The good news is people are living longer. Sixteen years ago the average life expectancy for women was 74…Sep 23, 2016Sep 23, 2016
Joee DenisinWords AplentyThe Forgotten (Not So)FewSix years ago the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted by President Obama. This act has significantly increased the number of insured…Sep 16, 2016Sep 16, 2016