Contemplation and Action on the Road to the Triple Aim
A few years ago Patty Gabow, the retired CEO of Denver Health and a master of using Lean to benefit the underserved, and I were enjoying a dinner together while we were attending a meeting. Our conversation had gotten to the level of sharing and openness where we were...
The Attack on Medicaid and the Spirit of the Fourth of July
When I heard that Mitch McConnell had announced that he would not be seeking a vote in the Senate on the “Better Care and Reconciliation Act of 2017” before the July 4th recess I was upset because McConnell’s move seemed similar to the one Paul Ryan pulled in March...
Sharing “Deep Stories” to Use Empathy in the Quest for the Triple Aim
A couple of weeks ago when I gave you Dr. Patty Gabow’s letter to Senator Alexander I reported that I was reading Arlie Russell Hochschild’s recent book, Strangers In Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right. In that book Russell seeks to be...
Senator Alexander, Please Play the Right Tune
Hours before James Comey appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee, David Leonhardt issued a warning in an editorial in the New York Times entitled “Uh oh, Health Care Edition.” James Comey’s testimony today will reveal President Trump’s blatant...
Dr. Gabow Writes a Letter to Senator Alexander
Dr. Patty Gabow shared a letter with me that she is sending to Senator Lamar Alexander, the chairman of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. I think several of her points deserve extra emphasis and I have bolded them. Dear Senator Alexander,...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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