Healthcare Musings For May 19, 2023

Healthcare Musings For May 19, 2023

May 19, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   You Can’t Get There From Here   The statement “You can’t get there from here!” was made famous in a brief comedy monologue entitled “Which Way to Millinocket? that was created by the very talented comedy team of...
Healthcare Musings For April 7, 2023

Healthcare Musings For April 7, 2023

April 7, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   Can You Believe That Both Trump and the ACA are in Court?   This week’s news had some variation from what I expected. First, many of the talking heads of television journalists and the pundits that I read in the New...
Healthcare Musings For April 15, 2022

Healthcare Musings For April 15, 2022

April 15, 2022 Dear Interested Readers,   Easter In Ukraine and Loosely Connected Musings About “Disorder” and “Reorder” in Healthcare    As is true for many others, the continuing war in Ukraine has stimulated my fascination with the bravery and willingness...
Healthcare Musings For September 17, 2021

Healthcare Musings For September 17, 2021

September 17, 2021 Dear Interested Readers,   Why Is Universal Healthcare Coverage Such an Elusive Goal?   This week’s New England Journal of Medicine has two thought-provoking articles in its “Perspectives” section. The first article is “State Public Option...
Healthcare Musings For March 26, 2021

Healthcare Musings For March 26, 2021

  March 26, 2021 Dear Interested Reader,   Have We Forgotten That The Cost of Care Is A Problem?   I mention the Triple Aim in many of my posts. In my opinion, the best graphic that presents the concept was created by the Institute For Healthcare...
Considering Income Support As A Tool To Improve The Social Determinants of Health

Considering Income Support As A Tool To Improve The Social Determinants of Health

  The two big news events over the weekend were the Senate’s passage of the 1.9 trillion dollar stimulus bill by a vote of 50-49 and Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Megan and Harry. There may be more similarity in the two events than immediately meets the eye....