Dr. Josh Ruxin

PhD, Guest Commentator

Josh Ruxin, PhD is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Public Health, Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University and: Director, Millennium Villages Project Rwanda, Director, Access Project. He has spent the last couple of years living in Rwanda. Click here to read other writings. Click here to contact Dr. Ruxin.

Commentary

The Problem Here and the Problem There – Healthcare Here and in Rwanda

By Dr. Josh Ruxin

The current issue is always free to everyone Watching Michael Moore’s “Sicko” was a sobering experience for me on a couple of levels — and not simply because of his pedantic style. The documentary spotlights the failings of the United States health care system — from bureaucracy to the high cost of care that discourages…

The current issue is always free to everyone Watching Michael Moore’s “Sicko” was a sobering experience for me on a couple of levels — and not…

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