by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 6, 2019 | Gun Violence, Liberal Values, Martin Luther King Jr, Mass shootings as an epidemic, Polarization in America, The Triple Aim
Saturday was another bad day in America. El Paso and Dayton have now joined a long list of towns and school names that are synonymous with gun violence and mass killings. This weekend I read and reread the closing lines of a 2017 New York Times article entitled, “What...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 2, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Benefits of the ACA, Costs, Elizabeth Warren, Future of Heathcare, Kamala Harris, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, The Triple Aim
2 August 2019 Dear Interested Readers, What Have We Learned So Far From Listening To The Democratic Debates? This last week we entertained some old friends from Massachusetts. We were neighbors. We attended the same church. We share many fond...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 30, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, out of pocket healthcare costs, The Triple Aim, Universal Access
You can be sure that tonight and tomorrow night I will be interested in the outcome of the Red Sox/Tampa Bay games, but I won’t be watching. My eyes and ears will be tuned to round two of the Democratic Presidential Primary Debates in Detroit. Since the last debate,...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 26, 2019 | ACA, Conservative Values, Illiberalism, John McCain, Liberal Values, Presidential Politics, Repeal and Replace, Robert Mueller's Testimony, Social Determinants of Health, The Mueller Investigation, The Triple Aim
26 July 2019 Dear Interested Readers, The Movie Got Mixed Reviews. I Think I Will Read the Book. Being retired has its benefits and its liabilities. Since I did not have to go to work on Wednesday, or on any day, I was able to invest the whole day listening to...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 23, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Adaptive Change, Creative Destruction, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, Public Option, The Triple Aim
The picture in the header of this post is my attempt to create an image that represents Creative Destruction, or if you prefer a more dramatic term, Schumpeter’s gale. I will get back to those terms, but first let me fully explain the meaning of the image by...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 19, 2019 | "If--" by Rudyard Kipling, A personal history of social change, Activism in Healthcare, Burnout, Medical Professionalism, The Triple Aim
19 July 2019 Dear Interested Readers, How Are You Doing in the Midst of The Swirl Around You? Are You Keeping Your Head [On]? For a long time now I have been wondering how you are doing. I know that your days are full of challenges that often arise in the most...