by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 2, 2021 | 2022 midterm elections, Equity, Healthcare equity, Improving the health of the poor, Inequality in Healthcare, John Lewis Voting Rights Act, Republican reluctance to accept the results of the election., Senator Joe Manchin, Social Determinants of Health, The American Families Act, The American Jobs Act, the filibuster, Trump's legacy court
July 2, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, What’s Next? What Are The “Joes” Going to Do? I am flabbergasted. It is my opinion that yesterday (Thursday) was a horrible day for our democracy, and ultimately for healthcare. The Supreme Court dealt the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 18, 2021 | ACA, Conservative Values, Critical Race Theory, culture wars, Economic inequality, Empathy, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, healthcare disparities, Inequality in Healthcare, Skepticism about the COVID-19 Vaccine, The impact of a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, The Supreme Court and Healthcare, Universal Access
June 18, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, Juneteenth and a Reconfirmed ACA on One Day Speak Loudly to a Legacy of Poverty and Healthcare Disparities. Early this week, my plan for this letter was built around a review of the history of Juneteenth...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 11, 2021 | 2022 midterm elections, ACA, Adaptive Change, anti-racism, Critical Race Theory, culture wars, Dr. Paul Batalden, Featured Post, For The People Act, healthcare disparities, Inequality in Healthcare, John Lewis Voting Rights Act, Racism in America, Social Determinants of Health, Systemic Racism, The American Families Act, The American Jobs Act
June 11, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, “Every System Is Perfectly Designed To Get The Results It Gets.” Dr. Paul Batalden was one of the thought leaders in the quality and safety movement of the last thirty-plus years who may not be as well known...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 28, 2021 | ACA, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Economic inequality, Elizabeth Warren, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Health Care Policy in the Wake of COVID-19, Healthcare equity, Improving the health of the poor, Inequality in Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The American Families Act, The American Jobs Act, The Triple Aim, Universal Access, Value Based Reimbursement
May 28, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, Hope Needs A Plan: Moving Upstream From Quality, Safety, and the Triple Aim About three paragraphs from the end of the main section of last Friday’s Healthcare Musings I wrote: Since we have not had the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 14, 2021 | 1.9 Trillion Dollar COVID Stimulus Bill, ACA, Biden's Use of Executive Orders, Children in poverty, Featured Post, For The People Act, healthcare disparities, Inequality in Healthcare, Joe Biden's aggressive agenda, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, Politics and Healthcare, Public Option, Social Determinants of Health, The American Families Act, The American Jobs Act, the filibuster, The John R Lewis Voting Rights Act, The Triple Aim
May 14, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, What Is Joe Going to Do? I am waiting to have President Biden give us more information about how he will move us closer to universal access to care. During the Democratic Presidential Primary Debates, one of...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 4, 2021 | Authoritarianism, Biden's Transformation, Climate Crisis, Economic inequality, Essential Workers, Featured Post, healthcare disparities, Inequality in Healthcare, political polarization, Politics and Healthcare, Poverty and healthcare, Quadruple Aim, Racism in America, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim, Wicked Problems
I have a confession. For some time I have had the suspicion that the idea of the Triple Aim does not effectively call many of us or our institutions to immediate action. I hear an occasional doctor or administrator talk about the “Quadruple Aim” and that makes...
