by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 5, 2024 | 2024 elections, A story from my life, Conflict in Gaza, democracy versus illiberalism, election scenarios, Featured Post, Global Warming, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, healthcare disparities, Inequality in Healthcare, Life Expectancy, Nikki Haley, Putin's war in Ukraine, Social Determinants of Health, The New Hampshire presidential primary
January 5, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, A Surprising Event At The Beginning of a Pivotal Year I have observed presidential campaigns for a long time. I well remember watching the 1952 presidential nominating conventions on our recently acquired black...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 17, 2023 | Arlie Russell Hochschild, Biases, Communitarianism, Conservative Values, Economic inequality, Evictions, Featured Post, food Insecurity, Healthcare Outcomes, Housing shortages as a social determinant of health, Inequality, Life Expectancy, Martin Luther King Jr, Matthew Desmond, Poverty and healthcare, Progressive Values, Social Determinants of Health
March 17, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Desmond Implies that Progressives and Conservatives Share Some Responsibility for Poverty: What Needs to Change to Improve the Social Determinants of Health? Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Before you drink...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 10, 2023 | 2024 elections, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Elizabeth Warren, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Inequality in Healthcare, Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners, Life Expectancy, Poverty and healthcare, Putin's war in Ukraine, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Social Determinants of Health, State of the Union Address, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The New Hampshire presidential primary
February 10, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, President Biden Had A Lot To Say, And He Said It Well. I hate to say it, but I have got a feeling that the near-term likelihood of the improvement of the health of America is dependent upon the political future...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 3, 2023 | Dartmouth Health, DeSantis attacks diversity, Dr. Robert Ebert, Equity, Featured Post, Gun Violence, Health in America, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, Healthcare's report card, Inclusion, Life Expectancy, Social Determinants of Health, The Commonwealth Fund, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The Triple Aim
February 3, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, At 11:31 AM on Tuesday, it was 23 degrees where I live. I was enjoying the almost cloudless sky and bright sunlight. I was out “early” for my walk because the temperature was falling fast. I knew it would be less than...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 6, 2023 | 2022 midterm elections, COVID, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Global Warming, Gun Violence, Health in America, healthcare disparities, Inequality, Inequality in Healthcare, Life Expectancy, patient centered care, Politics and Healthcare, Poverty and healthcare, Putin's Invasion of Ukraine, Selection of the Speaker of the House, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim, Waste in healthcare
January 6, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Thoughts About the New Year Last week I advertised that I was going to review 2022 and then look forward to 2023. It is easy to talk about “what has been” and much more difficult to anticipate “what will be.” At...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 2, 2022 | "Wicked Problems" in Healthcare, 2022 midterm elections, ACA, ACO, COVID, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Global Warming, Governor Abbott, Governor Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden and the Future, Life Expectancy, Martin Luther King Jr, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, Politics and Healthcare, Public Health, Ronald Reagan, Social Determinants of Health, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The Triple Aim
September 2, 2022 Dear Interested Readers. Where Is The Quality of Healthcare On Our List Of Concerns? It does not take long for the hot topics of the day to change. It wasn’t that long ago that Democrats were debating “Medicare for All” versus “Medicare...
