Healthcare Musings For 27 December 2019

Healthcare Musings For 27 December 2019

  27 December 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   Looking Back At 2019 As We Think About 2020   I am a maker of New Year’s resolutions. It’s that time of year again. Looking back on 2019 I did a pretty good job. I had some partial successes, and some of my...
Healthcare Musings For 20 December 2019

Healthcare Musings For 20 December 2019

  20 December 2019  Dear Interested Readers,   Thoughts At The Winter Solstice   The Winter Solstice this year occurs tomorrow, December 21, at 11:20 PM while I am waiting for the opening skit of Saturday NIght Live. It will be the shortest day of the...
Healthcare Musings For 8 November 2019

Healthcare Musings For 8 November 2019

  8 November 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   Why Medicare for All Is The Best Choice, But An Unlikely Outcome No Matter Who Wins   I know that I am writing to sophisticated readers. Much of what follows may be boringly redundant or a statement of the...
Healthcare Musings For 11 October 2019

Healthcare Musings For 11 October 2019

11 October 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   Where Would You Start?   When I listen to politicians talk, at least the ones running for president, the health care problems they are interested in solving are mostly limited to how we achieve universal access and...
How Is The Public Connecting To The Healthcare Debate?

How Is The Public Connecting To The Healthcare Debate?

When I opened my Sunday paper this week, I was delighted to see two healthcare related articles on the front page. The first article written by Nora Doyle-Burr, a staff writer for the paper, was entitled “Health care a pressing issue in 2020 for many Upper Valley...
Healthcare Musings For 16 August 2019

Healthcare Musings For 16 August 2019

16 August 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Race and Healthcare   The New York Times Magazine has launched a program this month that it is calling “The 1619 Project.” This year is the 400th anniversary of slavery in America. The piece that you will find if you follow...