CASES: When Bad Advice Is the Best Advice

In the US, Black patients often receive significantly less medical care than similarly sick white patients.

Imagine your physician prescribed an expensive new drug for you. Concerned about its price, you ask what your out-of-pocket costs will be. To help your physician, you even pull out details of your insurance coverage. But even with this information in mind, don’t expect your physician to be able to estimate your costs. The complexity…