by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 20, 2026 | A story from my life, Authoritarianism, community, David Brooks, Derek Thompson, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Dr. Bernard Lown, Dr. Eugene Braunwald, Dr. George Thorne, Dr. Henry Asbury Christian, Dr. Lewis Dexter, Dr. Richard Gorlin, Dr. Soma Weiss, Ezra Klein, Featured Post, George Packer, MAGA, nativism, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Politics and Healthcare, Reinhold Niebuhr, self-interest, Social Determinants of Health, status quo, The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness:, What Made Trump Possible?
February 20, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, Looking For The Most Effective Approach To A Better Future I keep hoping that my reading will help me better understand our times and reassure me that we will eventually return to our efforts to improve the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 21, 2025 | A story from my life, burnout and professional fulfillment, ChatGPT, Dr. Douglas Beers, Featured Post, HIV care, Inequality in Healthcare, Legacy Health, Moral Injury, Primary Care, Social Determinants of Health
November 21, 2025 Dear Interested Readers, Thoughts While Visiting Portland, Oregon Early last Monday, my wife and I were up before dawn in order to get to the airport in Manchester with plenty of time to make it through any unexpected barriers at TSA...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 10, 2025 | A story from my life, ACA, Atrius Health, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Government Shutdown, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners, MAGA, One Big Beautiful Bill-OBBB, political determinants of health, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, Structural Determinants of Health, The future of healthcare under Trump, The Triple Aim, Threatened support to the ACA marketplace, Trump's plan for Gaza, Where Do We Go From Here?
10 October 2025 Dear Interested Readers, The Shutdown Is An Exercise in the Political Determinants of Health In this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a poignant essay can be found at the end of the “Perspectives” section. It was...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 31, 2025 | A story from my life, amyloidosis, ChatGPT, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Make America Healthy Again, Politics and Healthcare, Project 2025, Robert Kennedy Jr., Social Determinants of Health, The Commonwealth Fund, The future of healthcare under Trump, The Triple Aim, Trump's Cabinet Appointments
January 31, 2025 Dear Interested Readers, Trump’s Campaign of Strategic Chaos Continues: Implications For Healthcare Over the last week, President Trump has challenged Democrats to a game of political “Whack-a-Mole” with a flurry of outrageous executive...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 6, 2024 | A story from my life, ACA, Continuous Improvement, Dartmouth Health, Featured Post, Healthcare equity, Hope, Inequality in Healthcare, Life Expectancy, mandate of hope, Polarization in America, political determinants of health, Politics and Healthcare, Progressive Values, Project 2025, Robert Kennedy Jr., Saving Democracy, Social Determinants of Health, The future of healthcare under Trump, The Triple Aim, Travel Nurses, Trump's cabinet selections, Trump's campaign statements
December 6, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Thinking About Healthcare During A Season of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love In Conflict With Disappointment, Conflict and Fear My lake is frozen. There is snow on the ground. The sky is clear. There is abundant...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 1, 2024 | A story from my life, ACA, Donald Trump, Featured Post, James Carville, Kamala Harris, Nate Silver, Project 2025, Reproductive Rights, Robert F. Kennedy, Social Determinants of Health, Speaker Mike Johnson, The Triple Aim
November 1, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Can You Survive Five More Anxious Days? There are times when it seems that time stands still. The last month has crept along for me. It feels like it has been a decade since Joe Biden’s disastrous debate with...
