Hope, Peace, Joy, Love: What the Holidays Are All About
This year Christmas falls in the middle of Hanukkah. I think the overlap creates an opportunity to celebrate the deeper meaning that is shared between these overlapping religious traditions. Both holidays are celebrated near the winter solstice, a time...
A Closer Look At Our Attitudes About Universal Coverage
After last Friday’s missive had been up on the Internet for a little while, I got a question from an interested reader who lives nearby and frequently walks with me. He wrote: Gene, Do I know the person you walked with? Peter’s video is amazing....
Healthcare Musings For 29 November 2019
29 November 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Have You Heard Enough In The Democratic Debates About Healthcare? It’s been a little more than a week since most of the Democratic contenders for the nomination for president gathered in Atlanta for their...
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...
Don Berwick to the Rescue (of Elizabeth Warren)
These days, if you are disconnected from the world for just twenty four hours, you miss a lot. At 5:45 AM last Friday, my wife and I got up at a friend’s home in Needham to go to the airport in time to board a flight at 8:25 AM in Boston that was headed...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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