by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 24, 2025 | Climate Crisis, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Featured Post, Health in America, immigration/ illegal immigrants, J.D. Vance, MAGA, Pete Hegseth, Politics and Healthcare, Robert Kennedy Jr., Social Determinants of Health, The future of healthcare under Trump, Trump's cabinet selections, Trump's plans for radical changes, Who Is My Neighbor?
January 24, 2025 Dear Interested Readers, A Wild Week Makes Me Wonder About What Comes Next I didn’t watch Trump’s inauguration. From the reviews I have read of his speech and the event that replaced the parade where he was signing executive orders and...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 7, 2024 | 2024 elections, ACA, D Day, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Dr. Sandro Galea, Featured Post, Health in America, Healthcare Policy, Polarization in America, political determinants of health, Progressive Values, Public Health, Social Determinants of Health, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The threat to women's reproductive rights, The Triple Aim
June 7, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Political Dermanents of Health I have written many letters to you that focus on the various aspects of the social determinants of health. Much less frequently I have mentioned the political determinants of health. As...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 31, 2024 | 2020 Presidential Debates, 2024 elections, ACA, Elizabeth Warren's Medicare for All Plan, Featured Post, Health in America, Healthcare equity, Joe Biden and the Future, Karen McDougal, Medicare For All Who Want It, narcissism, Political "norms", political polarization, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, Stormy Daniels, The 2020 election, The Commonwealth Fund, The Public Option, The Triple Aim, Trump's felony conviction in New York, Trump's lies
May 31, 2024 Dear Interested Readers Last Minute Edits Triggered By The Trump Verdict Every day during the last seven weeks when the court was in session during Trump’s hush money trial my routine was to follow the comments from the reporters attending...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 8, 2023 | A story from my life, ACA, Carol Emmott, Charlie Baker, Dying Broke, Dylan Scott, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Health in America, Ken Paulus, Life Expectancy in America, Saving Democracy, Social Determinants of Health, The conflict between Israel and Hamas, Trump's campaign statements, war in Ukraine
December 8, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Random Thoughts In Response To Our Collective Angst Things could get much worse, but the question in my mind is whether or not they will get better. Before launching into my complaints and concerns, I should own...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 29, 2023 | A story from my life, America's defective social safety net, Balint Groups, Featured Post, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Medical School, Health in America, Nicholas Kristof, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health
September 29, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, A Hybrid Letter For several weeks, I have suspended most of my comments about current issues in healthcare, healthcare policy, current politics, and policies that impact our health. In lieu of those usual...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 10, 2023 | A story from my life, Adaptive Change, Atrium Health, Consolidation in healthcare, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Health in America, Healthcare in Rural America, improving the delivery of care, Medical Professionalism, Primary Care, the difficulties of change, Wisconsin Health Atlas
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...
