Opinion: Covid-19 has renewed America’s trust in its doctors. Will it fade when the pandemic is over?
I had a disturbing conversation with my younger sister about the public perception of doctors and Americans’ trust in them.
We were home in Delaware for Thanksgiving. While telling me about her life as a college student in New York City and her new social circles, she mentioned being irritated by their hostility towards physicians. In casual conversations, and even in classroom discussions, these young people agreed that physicians are greedy and care only about money. Apparently, physicians like me thrive on the financial ruin of our patients and are solely responsible for the rising health care costs in this country.
