Morning sirens.
Ambulance driving on the highway, town roads, back roads, dirt roads, to a trail.
Woman yelling, “Don’t take him to the doctor!”
Man in DKA nods. “Ran out of insulin.”
“I can’t afford another bill. I’ll be okay. Don’t worry.”
“Okay . . . please call if anything worsens.”
Call at 6 pm.
Dead on arrival.
NARRATIVE ESSAYS
The Cost of Medicine—in 55 Words
Molly M. Stegman
Fam Med. 2024;56(3):197-197.
DOI: 10.22454/FamMed.2024.575362
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Molly M. Stegman
Affiliations: Penn State College of Medicine-University Park, Hershey, PA
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Molly M. Stegman
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