MedPage Today June 5, 2024
— Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, discusses the problem with high deductibles and health savings accounts
In this exclusive video interview, Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, and Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, discuss Adams’ recent surprise emergency department (ED) bill and the failures of high deductible health plans and health savings accounts (HSAs). Adams was the 20th U.S. Surgeon General and is currently the director of health equity at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Click here to watch part 1 and part 2 of this interview.
The following is a transcript of their remarks:
Faust: Let’s talk a little bit about something on a different side of the wonkism. I think we’ve covered some of your perspectives on the...