Family Practice
Thursday, May 14 2009
FAMILY Practice
Jerry and Brenda Arnett >>More Photos
Earlier this week, President Obama met with health care industry executives to demonstrate his commitment to reform. But everyone in the industry knows how complicated that reform will be.
Brenda Arnett grew up watching her father, Dr. Jerry Arnett, become increasing disillusioned with the medical insurance system. He discouraged Brenda from going into medicine, but Brenda became a doctor anyway. She ended up in a multi-doctor practice where she was pressured to see a new patient every ten minutes. Her frustrations with that led her to open her own practice, and make it cash-only - a payment system that completely bypasses insurance. Her father couldn't be more proud. The two doctors talk with Dick Gordon about how the new system is working, and how the experience has changed Brenda's life.
FINDING THE SOURCE
Dorothy (Dot) Ridings
Several colleges across the country recently hit the jackpot when they received multi-million dollar anonymous donations. Dot Ridings has led several national nonprofits and she knows just how hard it is to make ends meet. But when she heard about the donation was anonymous, she immediately sat down to write a letter to the editor arguing that no nonprofit should accept a gift without knowing the source of the money. Dot talks with Dick about the experiences that have made her value accountability and transparency.
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