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In this episode Ron chats with the physician advocate, Dr. Marion Mass. Marion is an Urgent Care Pediatrician and Co-Founder of the Practicing Physicians of America. Here they discuss how she got into advocacy, and how many physicians justifiably feel pressured to keep their mouths shut. She talks about what it is like to stand up to big medicine in Americana and the need to push them towards transparency. They also discuss the current pandemic and its effects on both healthcare and the mental health of the nation.
Marion is a mother, a pediatrician, a community volunteer, a writer, and an advocate to insure a high-quality, sustainable healthcare system in America that will attract bright hardworking minds in the future.
The Practicing Physicians of America advocates for all patients by advocating for the profession of medicine. The social media reach of PPA is viral. They are a consortium of grassroots physician advocacy groups that believe that the key to good care starts with the relationship between a patient and their doctor. They advocate that physicians be able to practice medicine that is in the best interest of their patients and not for the benefit of the special interest groups that have taken over medicine.