1 - Reforming Health Care in America

Independence at Home – The Game Changer: NY Academy of Medicine March 16, 2010 Presentation – Video

Click here to see a video of Dr. Resnick’s presentation to The New York Academy of Medicine on how house calls and the Independence at Home Act will change the way health care is practiced in America. (more)

Independence at Home for five Roosevelt Islanders – video inerviews

Watch this video interview with five Roosevelt Island residents and see why they prefer house calls.The Roosevelt Doctor — Independence at Home

Slide Shows on Health Care Reform

Dr. Resnick has presented his vision of what a reformed health care system should look like to a number of audiences.

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Good Caregivers are the Key to Health Care

Better paid and better trained caregivers are crucial. (more)

NY Times Letter on “Health Care That Works”

A Letter to the Editor of the NY Times in September, 2009 cited house calls for the sick as the way to reform health care. (more)

Hospitals Are Dangerous Places

This letter to the NY Times highlights one of the many reasons that hospitals are dangerous places. (more)

Why House Calls Save Money

This article by Dr. Resnick appeared in The New Old Age, a New York Times healthcare blog, in January of 2009. Click here

Independence at Home — the Federal Act

The American Academy of House Call Physicians has been the prime mover in getting the Independence at Home legislation on the books. (more)

House Calls Making a Come Back

NBC’s Nightly News reports on the growing popularity of doctor house calls and the financial savings they provide. Watch the Video. (more)

Obama Transition Committee Health Care Forum on Rosevelt Island

In December of 2008, a community forum on Roosevelt Island produced the following recommendations to the incoming Obama Administration (more)