Healthcare Musings For July 7, 2023

Healthcare Musings For July 7, 2023

July 7, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   How Did We Develop Our Workforce Shortages?     Last week the Supreme Court finished its session by announcing several controversial decisions. None of them had a direct impact on healthcare, but at least two of...
Healthcare Musings For June 9, 2023

Healthcare Musings For June 9, 2023

June 9, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   We Avoided A Disaster   I was virtually holding my breath until President Biden signed the compromise bill that lifted the debt ceiling until January 2025 which puts it after the next presidential election. It is my...
Healthcare Musings For June 2, 2023

Healthcare Musings For June 2, 2023

June 2, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité   “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité” is the motto of France. It speaks to the high ideals of a country that is trying to improve the social determinants of health for everyone. The motto was...
Healthcare Musings For May 26, 2023

Healthcare Musings For May 26, 2023

May 26, 2023   Dear Interested Readers,   Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal published a column last week in The Washington Post entitled “Denials of health-insurance claims are rising — and getting weirder.” Her article caught my eye because it was reprinted in my...
Healthcare Musings For May 19, 2023

Healthcare Musings For May 19, 2023

May 19, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   You Can’t Get There From Here   The statement “You can’t get there from here!” was made famous in a brief comedy monologue entitled “Which Way to Millinocket? that was created by the very talented comedy team of...
Healthcare Musings For April 14, 2023

Healthcare Musings For April 14, 2023

April 14, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   Examining The Political Determinants of Health   Last fall, an Interested Reader who lives in Florida sent me an article by Dr. Eric Reinhardt entitled “Medicine for the People: As more and more doctors awaken to the...