by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 4, 2022 | 2022 midterm elections, ACA, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Democratic control of the House, election denial, Featured Post, Global Warming, Health in America, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, Illiberalism, Inequality, Inflation, Politics and Healthcare, Poverty, Social Determinants of Health, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
November 4, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, The Election Next Tuesday Will Impact The Future of Our Democracy and Our Collective Health. No Matter the Outcome, What Will Follow Is Up To Us. Next Tuesday is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 28, 2022 | 2022 midterm elections, A story from my life, disinformation, Equity, Featured Post, Garrison Keillor, Health in America, Healthcare equity, Hope, Misinformation, Politics and Healthcare, Republican reluctance to accept the results of the election., Social Determinants of Health
October 28, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, The Tension Is Building The 2022 midterm elections are just eleven days from now. On the one hand, I am sick and tired of the inflammatory political ads that are laced with lies or exaggerations coming from both...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 21, 2022 | 2022 midterm elections, Biases, COVID uncertainty, Equity, Hearings of House Committee on January 6, Illiberalism, Inequality in Healthcare, Inflation, MAGA, Maggie Haberman, Politics and Healthcare, Putin's Invasion of Ukraine, Social Determinants of Health
October 21, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, Don’t Fall For The Con I am hoping that sometime before the year 2045, which will be the year of my one-hundredth birthday, we will have enjoyed great success or at least substantial progress on the three issues...
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...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 19, 2022 | American exceptionalism, Biases, burnout and professional fulfillment, diseases of despair, Dr. Robert Coles and the "Call of Service", Dr. Vivek Murthy, Featured Post, healthcare disparities, Healthcare equity, healthcare finance, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, Healthcare Outcomes, Lean, Politics and Healthcare, RVUs, Waste in healthcare, workforce issues
August 19, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, Burnout and Workforce Challenges These days, it’s hard to escape the feeling that we must have made some huge mistakes for which we are now paying the price. Most of us grew up with the myth of American...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 8, 2022 | "Caste." Racism, Activism in Healthcare, Biases, Boston Medical Center, COVID, Dean Robert Ebert, Don Berwick, Dr. Edward Freis, Dr. Hermann Blumgart, Dr. Joe Dorsey, Dr. Steven Schroeder, Featured Post, Global Warming, Gun Violence as a Public Health Problem, Harvard Community Health Plan, Healthcare equity, patient centered care, Politics and Healthcare, Population Health, Preventative Care, Public Health, Social Determinants of Health, The impact of a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, The Triple Aim, Zeev Neuwirth
July 8, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, Reflections on the Long Journey Toward a Greater Appreciation of the Importance of Public Health and Healthcare Equity I often wonder what is being taught in medical schools these days. My medical school days are more than...
