In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Pedja Stojicic, Executive Director of People Power Health.
They discuss:
– How to move from individual frustration to collective action for real change in healthcare
– How they have been able to successfully enact legislation in physician led campaigns against things like prior authorization
– The pros and cons of physicians unionizing, and when it’s most effective
– How doctors can get past the argument that they don’t have time for advocacy
– What clinicians underestimate about their own power, and how they can use it without becoming full-time activists or political operators
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