Healthcare Musings For December 22, 2023

Healthcare Musings For December 22, 2023

by | Dec 22, 2023 | 2024 elections, A personal history, Advent and Christmas, Atrius Health, Burnout, Christian Nationalism, Featured Post, Global Warming, Gun Violence, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Ken Paulus, MAGA, Moral Injury, Social Determinants of Health

December 22, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   A Reader’s Response   Sometimes when I am writing these notes I wonder if I am writing to myself. It can feel as if I am talking into a closet, and then I get an email that lets me know that there is at least one...
One Day at A Time Through The Uncertainty Ahead

One Day at A Time Through The Uncertainty Ahead

by | Dec 8, 2020 | Advent and Christmas, Bipartisan Healthcare Process, Donald Trump's future, Donald Trump's Reluctance to accept the outcome of the election, Future of Heathcare, Joe Biden, The election of Joe Biden, The Triple Aim

  Let me offer you an introductory warning and a rationalization. I have to admit that I can’t overcome my compulsion to write about what is on my mind. That lack of self control then forces me to hope that I can twist my obsession of the moment into something...
Hope, Peace, Joy, Love: What the Holidays Are All About

Hope, Peace, Joy, Love: What the Holidays Are All About

by | Dec 24, 2019 | Advent and Christmas, Conservative Values, Empathy, Featured Post, Hanukkah, Health in America, Liberal Values, Making America Great Again, Medicare For All, Polarization in America, Progressive Values, The Triple Aim

  This year Christmas falls in the middle of Hanukkah. I think the overlap creates an opportunity to celebrate the deeper meaning that is shared between these overlapping religious traditions. Both holidays are celebrated near the winter solstice, a time...