How doctors can help low-income patients (and still make a profit)

Title:
How doctors can help low-income patients (and still make a profit)
Speaker:
P.J. Parmar
Description:

Modern American health care is defined by its high costs, high overhead and inaccessibility -- especially for low-income patients. What if we could redesign the system to serve the poor and still have doctors make money? In an eye-opening (and surprisingly funny) talk, physician P.J. Parmar shares the story of the clinic he founded in Colorado, where he serves only resettled refugees who mostly use Medicaid, and makes the business case for a fresh take on medical service.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
10:21
Format: HTML5
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