
Dr. Benjamin D Sommers M.D., PH.D.
Internist
2150 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 2-105 Washington DC, 20037About
Dr. Benjamin Sommers is an internist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Sommers specializes in the medical treatment of adults. Internists can act as a primary physician or a consultant to a primary physician. They manage both common and rare diseases. Dr. Sommers provides comprehensive care and manages treatment with surgeons as well. Internists establish long-term relationships with their patients and incorporate disease prevention and mental health care into their practice.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Economics of antibiotic administration.
- From Medicaid to uninsured: drop-out among children in public insurance programs.
- Who really pays for health insurance? The incidence of employer-provided health insurance with sticky nominal wages.
- The impact of program structure on children's disenrollment from Medicaid and SCHIP.
- The impact of gender and marital status on end-of-life care: evidence from the National Mortality Follow-Back Survey.
- Insuring children or insuring families: do parental and sibling coverage lead to improved retention of children in Medicaid and CHIP?
- Protecting low-income children's access to care: are physician visits associated with reduced patient dropout from Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program?
- Talking to patients about risk.
- Why millions of children eligible for Medicaid and SCHIP are uninsured: poor retention versus poor take-up.
- Loss of health insurance among non-elderly adults in Medicaid.
- Why lowering health costs should be a key adjunct to slowing health spending growth.
- Routine screening for silent pulmonary embolism is harmful and unnecessary.
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