Ever had to wait 45 minutes in the lobby just to wait another 30 in the exam room while imagining your doctor is in the back watching YouTube? In this episode, I break down what’s really going on behind the scenes of a chaotic clinic day—and no, it’s not lunch. Plus, a very satisfying rant about healthcare corporatization, a strangely relaxing moment involving blood in the eye (someone else’s, not mine), and an update on Arkansas doing something good (I know, I’m surprised too). I also ask an important question: is it fair to say sneezing too hard might ruin your vision? Yes. Yes, it is.

Takeaways:

If I Could Wire My Brain to Every Patient’s Brain, I Would.

But since that tech doesn’t exist, here’s a 45-minute explainer on why your wait time is not me scrolling TikTok in a break room.

Private Equity, Insurance Companies, and the Slow Death of My Schedule.

Who’s really making your doctor run behind? Spoiler: it’s not your doctor.

Arkansas Just Did Something Cool? I’m Shook.

Finally, some legislation that takes aim at PBMs. Can we get 49 more of these, please?

Sneezing Shouldn’t Break Your Eye… But It Might.

A 24-year-old. A sudden cloud in his vision. And the diagnosis I didn’t expect to make until he mentioned allergy season.

Yes, There Was Blood. But Only a Thimbleful.

Ophthalmology is rarely a bloody field. But when it is, it gets… weirdly poetic.

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