MMA Releases Fifth Video Commentary on Health Care System Reform
The fifth in the first series of seven video commentaries on Health Care System Reform is now available for viewing on the MMA website HERE. Stories from the Field discussion topics include: A patient’s immediate care v/s another patient’s immediate care and the impact of a prior authorization. Another elderly patient situation, the absurdity of the insurance company decision to help the patient. A young patient situation with high deductible, a solution but long-term debt resulted. Middle-aged patient prolonging care until he became Medicare eligible.
Additional videos will roll out on this page through 2025. The opinions expressed in these videos are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the MMA.
The MMA Board of Directors adopted a revised Statement on Reform of the U.S. Health Care System on June 7, 2023. The Board appointed an Ad Hoc Steering Committee on Health System Reform to guide MMA’s use of the Statement in MMA’s advocacy on the topic of reform and to engage members in this important societal debate, regardless of the member’s personal opinion on the future of the U.S. health care system. One of the Committee’s initiatives aimed at engaging members in the debate is a series of short video commentaries from Maine physicians, residents, and medical students.
We hope you take the time to review the video commentaries, and we encourage your feedback. You can also engage in discussion on Health System Reform with members in the Community Forums in the Members Portal of the website (login required).
