Compensation works until the external structure changes. Then the pattern becomes visible.

What coordination looks like in practice, what gets shared, and what you control.

What the evidence supports, where the limits genuinely are, and what the law requires.

What gets screened for before a third antidepressant is added, and why it so often isn’t.

What the No Surprises Act gives you, and the three questions to ask your insurer.

A short, practical list. The medication history is the part most people underestimate.

Six specific signals, and why asking is ordinary medical practice rather than disloyalty.

The structural reason short appointments produce inaccurate diagnoses — and what actually changes when the appointment is six times longer.