Beyond “Doomscrolling,” The Return To Considering A Realistic Future For Healthcare

Beyond “Doomscrolling,” The Return To Considering A Realistic Future For Healthcare

  As noted in a recent post, the COVID-19 pandemic added some new words and phrases to our vocabulary in 2020. Some words were invented, but other words that we had rarely used or had used in a different context before the pandemic enjoyed a marked increase in...
Goodbye 2020! Did We Learn Anything?

Goodbye 2020! Did We Learn Anything?

  Never before have I been happier to see a year finally end. 2020 was a traumatic experience. For many years, the humorist Dave Barry has been writing a column at the end of the year that summarizes the past events of the year lest we forget them. This year’s...
Trying To Survive The Moment While Waiting For The Slow Evolution of Positive Change

Trying To Survive The Moment While Waiting For The Slow Evolution of Positive Change

  December 11, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, Trying To Survive The Moment While Waiting For The Slow Evolution of Positive Change   It has been a gruesome week in Lake Wobegon and across the land. It turns out that even in Lake Wobegon strange and...
Joe Has A Hard Road Ahead. What Can We Do?

Joe Has A Hard Road Ahead. What Can We Do?

  Joe Biden has won the presidency no matter what Donald Trump says or does, but the road ahead will be difficult for him and for all who were hoping that all the damage done to dreams of healthcare as a right for all who live in America, affordable universal...
Healthcare Musings For November 27, 2020

Healthcare Musings For November 27, 2020

  November 27, 2020 Dear Interested Readers,   Where Do We Begin The Work?   During this last week I have been listening to Barack Obama read his book, A Promise Land, on my afternoon walks. It has been an incredible experience. I am delighted that the...