Medicaid Expansion Has Helped Patients and Docs in States that Opted In
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has brought about massive changes to the structure of…
About Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
A graduate of Morehouse College, Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. He holds a master’s degree from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. He completed his residency training at George Washington University where he served as chief resident. Currently, Dr. Dark is an associate professor at the Henry J. N. Taub Department of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.
Dr. Dark is the 2017 recipient of the Texas Medical Association’s C. Frank Webber Award, a 2019 American College of Emergency Physicians Choosing Wisely Champion, the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association 2021 Joseph F. Waeckerle Alumni of the Year Award, one of emergency medicine’s Top 45 Under 45, and on Elemental’s List of 50 Experts to Trust in a Pandemic. He is currently on the Board of Directors for Doctors for America and the medical editor-in-chief for ACEP Now, the official voice of emergency medicine.
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Posts by Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
Even If Patient Reviews Don’t Correlate With Quality Care, Don’t Ignore Them
In response to a 2016 article exploring the themes common among Yelp reviews of emergency department visits,…
Calling Patients Benefits Them, and You, Too
I love picking up the phone, calling a patient, and finding out that they are feeling better…
Numbers Say Emergency Care Is One of the Best Values in Health Care
With policymakers in federal and state governments slowly shifting emphasis from coverage to considerations of cost, the…
The Health IT Evolution—Has It Been Good or Bad?
Even with the significant investments made by the federal government, hospitals, and physicians over the past 10…
How Can Health Care Stakeholders Agree on Fair Prices for Our Services?
Emergency medicine, insurance companies, and patients currently exist in what I see as a standoff. The tension…
Insurance Does Not Guarantee Access to Follow-Up Appointments
We address a common misconception, even elicited by former President Barack Obama, that increasing health insurance coverage…
Ideas for Combating Pharma Price Gouging
Half of all Americans in a recent Gallup Poll had a somewhat negative or very negative view…
Opinion: Did Obamacare Reduce ED Use?
Will increasing access to health insurance decrease ED utilization by increasing access to primary care providers (PCPs)?…