Why Your Doctor Doesn’t Listen to You

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

Assembly-line patient visits, poor care for the chronically ill, stacks of paperwork, and endless red tape: This is the life of the American physician.

Published Sep. 11 2014 5:45AM EDT

Victoria* was a teenager when a car struck and almost killed her. A major surgery requiring plastic mesh sewn into her belly saved her life.

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