#FinancialToxicity screening at scale is essential to ensure we identify (& HELP) people at risk for financial harm -before they are harmed. This 📄 of >38,000 pts shows that the validated COST tool can be simplified to 2️⃣ questions for easier integration into clinical workflows.

🎯Earn CME credit while watching what Peter Ubel from Duke University School of Medicine has to say about current out-of-pocket healthcare costs. Things are pricey, but Dr. Ubel gives an insightful breakdown on the topic and advocates for possible changes. Learn more by following this link!

An essay I posted on Forbes on the increasing restrictions placed on drug coverage for Medicare recipients. forbes.com/sites/peterube…

The U.S. FDA often exercises flexibility in deciding whether to approve highly promising drugs for patients in desperate need of treatment options, write the authors of a new Perspective, but it doesn’t consider a drug’s likely financial toxicity. Read the Perspective by Peter A.

Today, the world lost Gene Hackman, who will be remembered for many legacies. But by behavioral economists, he will be best remembered for explaining mental accounting in this clip with Dustin Hoffman. What is mental accounting? It's our tendency to treat resources like money

Standing 2 inches from my face, he shined a bright light into my eyes, studying my retinas as earnestly as a preschooler searching for Waldo. Then he sat back and tersely summarized his diagnosis: “There is nothing wrong with your eyes.” forbes.com/sites/peterube…

Give kids an allowance without requiring any work and they plop in front of their new videogame consoles while their dirty dishes collect in the sink. That’s the logic behind work requirements for people who receive safety net benefits. forbes.com/sites/peterube…

Patients comment on their doctors' personalities in online reviews. Especially if their docs are women. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Too often, people with chronic pain are viewed as complainers by friends, family, and even their clinicians. That view misunderstands the neuroscience of most chronic pain. forbes.com/sites/peterube…

Wow. Firing Christine Grady is a terrible mistake and certainly will not make America great or healthy. As someone who's had the privilege of working closely with her at the NIH, Christine is one of the greatest bioethicists in the world who helped solve many of our toughest

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, some people's monthly premiums are paid in full by the federal government. Unfortunately, even a small change in price can cause people to lose their coverage. Behavioral econ has a good explanation for this problem: forbes.com/sites/peterube…

President Trump promised to “end inflation and make America affordable again.” In honor of that promise, he should address the enormous increase in what Medicare patients are being asked to pay for drugs. forbes.com/sites/peterube…

New federal policies permit immigration officials to enter health care facilities to conduct enforcement activities. How can health care professionals protect their patients, themselves, and their institutions? Read the Perspective by Holland Kaplan, MD, Anna Cabot, JD, and Peter

Many clinicians and healthcare provider organizations are struggling to figure out how to do their jobs with all the recent changes in immigration policies. I co-authored a commentary in the NEJM that provides guidance . nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.105…

Perspective by Holland Kaplan, MD, Anna Cabot, JD, and Peter Ubel, MD (Peter Ubel): Health Care in an Evolving Immigration Landscape — Providing Care while Upholding the Law nej.md/4cFf4NE #HealthPolicy #MedicalPractice

Many people with chronic pain find themselves interacting with clinicians who do not seem to trust them. Why? And what can you do about it? Here's a story I hope will help you understand: forbes.com/sites/peterube…

Cool article helping journalists understand how immigration policies are playing out in healthcare settings. journalistsresource.org/home/what-does…

I had kidney cancer, and several costly treatment options. I thought I made an informed choice. But my physician had a different idea. forbes.com/sites/peterube…

Question for the hive: Does the BBB affect low-income subsidy for medicare part d drug coverage? Thanks for your help

Time for a guessing game. What is the most expensive medical condition to treat in the U.S., added up across all patients? Hint: It is not heart disease or diabetes. forbes.com/sites/peterube…