Creative Destruction, Adaptive Change, and the Continuing Movement Toward Universal Coverage

Creative Destruction, Adaptive Change, and the Continuing Movement Toward Universal Coverage

by | Jul 23, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Adaptive Change, Creative Destruction, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, Public Option, The Triple Aim

The picture in the header of this post is my attempt to create an image that represents Creative Destruction, or if you prefer a more dramatic term, Schumpeter’s gale. I will get back to those terms, but first let me fully explain the meaning of the image by...
Many Things Have Changed Despite Resistance to Change

Many Things Have Changed Despite Resistance to Change

by | Jul 16, 2019 | A personal history of social change, Apollo 11, Presidential Politics, the difficulties of change, The Triple Aim, Title IX, Women's World Cup Soccer Championships

Sometimes when my mind is wandering around with no particular place to go I like to think about all the things that have changed in my lifetime. For example, our first telephone number that I can remember was just three digits. My grandmother was on a “party line”...
What Could You Do About the Social Determinants of Health?

What Could You Do About the Social Determinants of Health?

by | Jul 9, 2019 | Activism in Healthcare, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Housing shortages as a social determinant of health, Improving the health of the poor, Poverty and healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim

Every Monday morning I am part of a small group that meets to discuss a few chapters of a book that we have  been reading together. The books that we read are theological in nature, but related to an ongoing exploration of social justice. As I mentioned a few...