Healthcare Musings For 12 April 2019
12 April 2019 Dear Interested Readers, What Can We Do About The Poverty Where We Live? I am reading a new book, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will To Survive by Stephanie Land. Over the past two years I have searched for books in my...
Understanding What Makes Good Leadership In Turbulent Times
I have been enjoying a leisurely stroll through Leadership In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin. You might think that my fascination with the book is that it is a character study and analysis of performance of four accomplished presidents that draws attention to...
Healthcare Musings For 5 April 2019
5 April 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Solving The Real Problems Behind The Problem We’re Having With Healthcare I like solving problems, but nothing frustrates me more than a problem that exceeds my skill level. Take tangled fishing line as an...
Mick Mulvaney And The Threat To The ACA
I am one of the nine to ten million Americans who watch the Sunday morning political programs where there is always a talking head from the administration trying to put a spin of coherence on the most recent gaff or nonsensical tweet of the president. A recent...
Healthcare Musings For 29 March 2019
29 March 2019 Dear Interested Readers, The Next Act In The Continuing ACA Horror Show: “The Republican Party Will Soon Be Known As The Party Of Healthcare.” Really? Last Friday Robert Mueller finished his investigation of possible collusion...
Experiencing Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Healthcare
Thomas Jefferson was a master of the memorable phrase. His masterpiece was The Declaration of Independence. The first paragraph is a very powerful introduction to a reason for action, “When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to...
Healthcare Musings For 22 March 2019
22 March 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Musing With Friends About Healthcare This week’s letter lives up to the title of “Healthcare Musings.” The dictionary says that musings are periods of reflection or thought. I would add that when I am...
Thoughts From The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
I had planned a quick trip to Birmingham, Alabama last week to take care of a family matter. Originally, I was scheduled to go down on Thursday afternoon and come back early on Saturday morning. Those plans were altered after the airline tragedy that finally resulted...
Healthcare Musings For 15 March 2019
15 March 2019 Dear Interested Readers, An Introduction To Deep Medicine Rapid advances in the information sciences, coupled with the political commitment to broad extensions of health care, promise to bring about basic changes in the structure of...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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