Health care costs are eating up workers’ raises
By Dr. Oren Gersten On November 3rd voters in Portland, Maine passed a ballot initiative paving the way for workers in the city to receive among the h... Read more
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Sauna Use Decreases Heart Attacks
By Dr. Oren Gersten Part of the job of any primary care doctor is staying up to date on the latest medical research. There are numerous medical journa... Read more
Health Insurance, What Is It Good For?
By Dr. Oren Gersten Insurance is a card in your pocket, health care is a relationship with a doctor you know and trust. This is a recurrent mantra for... Read more
Doctors and patients unite! Time to change health care.
By Dr. Oren Gersten As a doctor who has dedicated a career to primary care and public health I have more than a strong feeling that our health care sy... Read more
5 Evidence Based & Healthy Ways to Lower Your Stress
Stress & Health By Dr. Oren Gersten On July 14th twelve engaged citizens, a health coach, and a primary care doctor met virtually to discuss the i... Read more
The Healers: Who owns health care part 3
Who owns health care? Part 3: The Healers By Dr. Oren Gersten Ancient Healers Healing has always been a part of human existence. Somewhere early in hu... Read more
The insurers and the large health systems
Who owns Health Care? Part 2: The insurers and the large health systems By Dr. Oren Gersten In a Capitalist society the idea of ownership is central.... Read more
The High Cost of Insulin – A Case Study
By Dr. Oren Gersten The Corona Virus is getting plenty of media attention these days, and rightly so. However, life goes on and all the ailments that... Read more
A Primary Care Perspective on COVID-19
By Dr. Oren Gersten It’s important not to understate the seriousness of the health crisis we are currently experiencing. Life has been turned up-side-... Read more
The Health Care Brain Trust
Who owns health care? Part 1: The health care brain trust By Dr. Oren Gersten Humans have always and will always suffer from disease. We live in... Read more
