Healthcare Musings For November 24, 2023

Healthcare Musings For November 24, 2023

November 24, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   Some Thoughts Before Continuing My Story   I began the slow crawl through the memories from my professional life in the letter that I wrote to you on July 21. Eighteen weeks later I am only up to 1995, and I am...
Healthcare Musings For June 16, 2023

Healthcare Musings For June 16, 2023

June 16, 2023  Dear Interested Readers,   What Is Behind the Proposed Kaiser/ Geisinger Deal?   You might have heard that Kaiser is buying Geisinger. I have always held both organizations in high regard. While I was leading Atrius Health and Harvard Vanguard...
Healthcare Musings For May 26, 2023

Healthcare Musings For May 26, 2023

May 26, 2023   Dear Interested Readers,   Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal published a column last week in The Washington Post entitled “Denials of health-insurance claims are rising — and getting weirder.” Her article caught my eye because it was reprinted in my...
Healthcare Musings For March 31, 2023

Healthcare Musings For March 31, 2023

March 31, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   There Are Big Problems In the Pipeline For New Doctors     It’s been a long time since “Match Day 1971,” and I don’t remember the scene as well as I remember the emotions. I was delighted to learn that I had...
Healthcare Musings For March 10, 2023

Healthcare Musings For March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Musing About How Things Have Changed and Hopefully Will Continue To Change   My wife and I have just returned from a trip to my mother’s hometown in North Carolina where I spent many happy summer days as a child. Our trip...
Healthcare Musings For January 27, 2023

Healthcare Musings For January 27, 2023

January 27, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   Financial Troubles, Workforce Concerns, Access Issues, and Concerns For Quality of Care   One of my biggest post-pandemic surprises is that healthcare has moved down, not up, on the cascade of concerns that worry...