by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 10, 2019 | Featured Post, Gun Violence as a Public Health Problem, Happiness, Joy, The Soul
10 May 2019 Dear Interested Readers, I Am Not Sure How Much More I Can Take In November 2017 the New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof published an opinion piece entitled, “How To Reduce Shootings.” He began the article by pointing out how different...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 7, 2019 | Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Health in America, Opioid Epidemic, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health, The Homeless
I took the picture that heads up this post on a walk this week in Albuquerque. I was there to visit my son and his wife. They moved to Albuquerque in 2007. For my daughter-in-law it was a return to her hometown. Both of her parents had been teachers in the Albuquerque...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 3, 2019 | ACA, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, healthcare finance, Medicare For All, the healthcare debate, The Triple Aim, Universal Access, Value Based Reimbursement
3 May 2019 Dear Interested Readers, If Medicare For All Is A “Bridge Too Far,” What Is a Plausible Path To Universal Coverage? Earlier this week a friend and I were driving down to Boston to watch the Red Sox. We were not overflowing with...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 26, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Attack on The ACA Through the Courts, Benefits of the ACA, Bernie Sanders, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Joe Biden, Medicare For All
26 April 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Hello Joe, I Don’t Trust Mitch, And Other Post Op Thoughts There is nothing that gets you thinking about the future of healthcare in America and what needs to change, like a personal encounter with our healthcare...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 23, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, Bernie Sanders, Featured Post, Fox News, Health in America, Medicare For All, Single payer
By far, the most positive, most interesting, and most surprising event of the nascent 2020 presidential campaign occurred on April 15.  Fox News’ Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum hosted a town meeting with Bernie Sanders.  The event was staged in Bethlehem,...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 19, 2019 | ACO, Boston Medical Center, Costs, CVS, CVS/ Aetna Merger, Featured Post, Innovation, MACRA, MassHealth, MD, patient centered care, Population Health, The 2020 elections, The Triple Aim, Value Based Reimbursement
19 April 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Troy Brennan And CVS Are Betting on Medicare For All and Risk This week I traveled to Boston for the annual meeting of the combined boards that serve the Boston Medical Center. There is a hospital board....