by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 29, 2024 | Conservative Values, Donald Trump, Featured Post, Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, J.D. Vance, MAGA, Political "norms", Politics and Healthcare, Robert Kennedy Jr., Sean Illing, Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, The Gray Area, The Triple Aim, Trump's Cabinet Appointments, Trump's cabinet selections, Trump's plans for radical changes, Zach Beauchamp
November 29, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Anxious Times. Can It Get Weirder? Can a candidate claim a landside if they got less than fifty percent of the vote? Can you say you have a mandate if your raw vote margin was smaller than any popular vote...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 15, 2024 | ACA, AI in healthcare, America's defective social safety net, ChatGPT, doctor shortage, Dr. David Blumenthal, Dr. Joseph Betancourt, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Health and Human Services, Matt Gaetz, New England Journal of Medicine, Pete Hegseth, Project 2025, Robert Kennedy Jr., Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, The Commonwealth Fund, the economy and inflation, The future of healthcare under Trump, The Triple Aim, Trump's Cabinet Appointments
November 15, 202 Dear Interested Readers, What Happens Next? I would like to move on from writing about politics, but I can’t deny the impact of politics on the future of our healthcare. The shock, awe, and pain for me of the reelection of Donald Trump have...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 8, 2024 | Featured Post, Kamala Harris's inspiring concession, Robert Kennedy Jr., The 2024 Presidential Election, The future of healthcare under Trump, Trump's narcissism, Trump's ssweeping election victory
November 8, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Can You Believe It? I am sorry that I can believe It. Perhaps, you share the same sense of dismay and concern for our country that has occupied much of the chatter in my mind since I turned off my TV around...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 25, 2024 | A story from my life, ACA, American Medical Association, Atrius Health, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Donald Trump, Ezra Klein, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Kamala Harris, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, The Triple Aim
October 25, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Looking Back With Some Nostalgia. Looking Forward With Hope Today, eleven years ago, I sent out my last letter, number 296, to the Harvard Vanguard and Atrius Health employees. Initially, the salutation on my...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 18, 2024 | Abortion, Donald Trump, Drew Altman, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, Inequality in Healthcare, J.D. Vance, Kaiser Family Fund (KFF), Kamala Harris, New England Journal of Medicine, out of pocket healthcare costs, Politics and Healthcare, Putin's war in Ukraine, Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, The Triple Aim, the war in Gaza
October 18, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Thoughts While Trying To Manage My Anxiety Waiting For November 5th and What Might Follow a Tight Election Until recently the healthcare implications of the election have been ignored by the candidates, the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 11, 2024 | a woman's right to make reproductive health choices, Abortion, ACA, Benefits of the ACA, Donald Trump, election scenarios, Featured Post, Global Warming, Healthcare Policy, Incremental healthcare improvement, Kamala Harris, Medicare For All, Politics and Healthcare, The 2024 Presidential Election, The Triple Aim, transformational change
October 11, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Incrementalism Has Replaced Transformation As A Strategy To Improve Healthcare If you are a regular reader of these Friday letters, you know that I have bemoaned the fact that unlike 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020,...
