Healthcare Musings For 9 August 2019

Healthcare Musings For 9 August 2019

9 August 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   Focusing the Conversation in Order to Make Progress   Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel is the brother of Rahm Emanuel, former congressman, Barack Obama’s first chief of staff, and later two term mayor of Chicago. Dr. Emanuel was a...
Are You Ready For Round Two?

Are You Ready For Round Two?

You can be sure that tonight and tomorrow night I will be interested in the outcome of the Red Sox/Tampa Bay games, but I won’t be watching. My eyes and ears will be tuned to round two of the Democratic Presidential Primary Debates in Detroit. Since the last debate,...
Creative Destruction, Adaptive Change, and the Continuing Movement Toward  Universal Coverage

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

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...
What Could You Do About the Social Determinants of Health?

What Could You Do About the Social Determinants of Health?

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...
Healthcare Musings For 28 June 2019

Healthcare Musings For 28 June 2019

28 June 2019   Dear Interested Readers,   The Democrats, Healthcare, and More: It’s Complicated   For the past two nights we have had our first look at the twenty highest polling contenders for the nomination of the Democratic Party for president....