Can A For Profit Practice Improve the Social Determinants Of Health With Medicaid Dollars ?

Can A For Profit Practice Improve the Social Determinants Of Health With Medicaid Dollars ?

by | Jan 7, 2020 | Featured Post, Homelessness and Health, Housing shortages as a social determinant of health, Jeffrey Brenner, Medicaid Managed Care, Optum Health, Population Health Management, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim, UnitedHealtcare

  One of my favorite experiences is getting an email from an old friend and colleague. Better yet is getting an email from an old colleague who is still an “interested reader.” The “trifecta” of experiences associated with an email from an old friend and...
Healthcare Musings For 30 August 2019

Healthcare Musings For 30 August 2019

by | Aug 30, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, Future of Heathcare, Gun Violence as a Public Health Problem, Housing shortages as a social determinant of health, Life Expectancy, Nutrition as a primary cause of disease and death, The Green New Deal

30 August 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   Our Heads Spin From So Many Things To Consider. Are We Talking About What Really Is Important?   I am not sure what to expect in the next round of the Democratic debates. I am very happy that there will be only ten...
What Could You Do About the Social Determinants of Health?

What Could You Do About the Social Determinants of Health?

by | Jul 9, 2019 | Activism in Healthcare, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Housing shortages as a social determinant of health, Improving the health of the poor, Poverty and healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim

Every Monday morning I am part of a small group that meets to discuss a few chapters of a book that we have  been reading together. The books that we read are theological in nature, but related to an ongoing exploration of social justice. As I mentioned a few...