The public radio program Marketplace has a piece today about how “medical students learn the cost of care, outside the classroom” of Jefferson University in Philadelphia. The students run a free clinic for homeless patients, and they “decide which drugs to stock and what lab tests they’ll pay for.” “[Student director Christine] Feldmeier: Wounds on his feet, vision problems, a documented history of uncontrolled diabetes for years… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Med School Students Make Different Decisions When They Consider Health Costs