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How doctors can help low-income patients (and still make a profit) | P.J. Parmar

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…

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Notes

• ▶ Why Does Almost Half Of The Family Doctors In The Country Refuse To See Medicaid Patients at 1:44 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Many Resettled Refugees Did Parmar’s Clinic Serve Within 6 Years at 2:17 Share Transcript
• ▶ Why Does Parmar Not Have Scheduled Patient Appointments, But Walk-ins Only at 3:19 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Much Does This Cost The System at 8:24 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Can We Bridge The Gaps Of Underserved Medicine Gap And The Inequality Gap at 10:29 Share Transcript

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