The President’s Challenge to Correctly Sequence the Treatment of the Virus and the Economy.

The President’s Challenge to Correctly Sequence the Treatment of the Virus and the Economy.

  Yesterday, I scored two rolls of toilet paper at the one grocery store in my town. I felt good about my accomplishment until I got home and thought about what it meant to find joy in toilet paper. I had volunteered to do the shopping, and my wife’s last request...
Healthcare Musings For March 20, 2020

Healthcare Musings For March 20, 2020

  March 20, 2020 Dear Interested Readers,   There Is Evidence That We Deserved A Better Effort   I hope that you are well and accommodating to this strange collective experience. All is safe and well in my new world where social distancing directs our...
Looking For Leadership And The Truth In The Crescendo Of The  COVID-19 Pandemic

Looking For Leadership And The Truth In The Crescendo Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

  It is St. Patrick’s Day, but the bars are closed, and there will be no parade. It feels as if we are in one of those pivotal moments that we will talk about for years to come. Some people say that America comes together in moments of crisis. We will be...
Discovering The Healthcare Wisdom of Communitarianism In An Old Book

Discovering The Healthcare Wisdom of Communitarianism In An Old Book

  More often than I like to admit, I am surprised and embarrassed by my lack of familiarity with something that is news to me that has been general knowledge for others for some time. It happened again this week. I had never heard of communitarianism or Amitai...
Healthcare Musings For February 14, 2020

Healthcare Musings For February 14, 2020

  February 14, 2020  Dear Interested Readers,   Charity, Empathy, and Equity, How Are They Related?   Before launching into the main thoughts of this letter, let me clarify some of my sharp comments about Florida. One of my family members, a Floridian,...
Healthcare Musings For 7 February 2020

Healthcare Musings For 7 February 2020

  7 February 2020 Dear Interested Readers,   What’s Next?   The Valley News, my local newspaper, serves me in two ways, if it is delivered. Delivery has been erratic over the last six months since the delivery man, “Sonnie,” got mad at someone in...