Why Does Healthcare Cost So Much?
JAMA recently published an interesting study that has not gotten as much attention or debate as it deserves. It is my hope that its impact will grow and that the insight that it offers will make a difference. The article “Health care spending in the United States and...
The Difference Between Knowing and Doing
I am a reader. Amazon knows what to feed me. I get notice of books about politics, especially ones critiquing President Trump and the current perils to the future of our democracy. Their computers know I am interested in inequality and behavioral economics. My...
Are We Cultivating the New Generation of Leaders in Healthcare That We Need?
Over four years into retirement I frequently wonder what opportunities, if any, do I still have to make a contribution. I reexamined that question recently as I was patting myself on the back for writing my weekly letter, now called “Healthcare Musings,” for ten...
Racism, Poverty, Injustice, Inequality, and Healthcare Disparities: Different Sides of the Same Problem
A small group of people in my community has been meeting recently to examine how we may be more effective in our charitable activities for our community. Our definition of community is not confined to the limits of New London, but is defined more as a region that...
Issues of Racial Inequity While Pursuing the Triple Aim
In the November 17th “Healthcare Musings” letter the second paragraph was biographical. I first began to worry about race as a small child. My family was progressive on issues of race in comparison to other families in the South between the late forties and mid...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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