Robert Califf, MD, who stepped down last month, shared his thoughts about keeping Americans safe — and making sure drugs actually work — after about a year overseeing the federal agency.
The government is still covering prescriptions written by doctors who have been kicked out of Medicare and even some who have pleaded guilty to crimes.
More than one-in-five healthcare professionals in the United States is foreign-born. The trickle-down effect of a federal travel ban may discourage some providers from practicing their badly needed skills here.
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