How Is The Public Connecting To The Healthcare Debate?

How Is The Public Connecting To The Healthcare Debate?

by | Sep 24, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Employer Provided Health Insurance, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, The Triple Aim

When I opened my Sunday paper this week, I was delighted to see two healthcare related articles on the front page. The first article written by Nora Doyle-Burr, a staff writer for the paper, was entitled “Health care a pressing issue in 2020 for many Upper Valley...
Healthcare Musings For 13 September 2019

Healthcare Musings For 13 September 2019

by | Sep 13, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Benefits of the ACA, Bernie Sanders, Population Health, Public Option, Robert Mueller's Testimony, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim

13 September 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   Looking For Answers While Hoping A Leader Might Emerge From A Raucous Conversation.   I made the mistake of waiting until I had witnessed the third Democratic debate last night before writing this letter to you. I...
Healthcare Musings For 23 August 2019

Healthcare Musings For 23 August 2019

by | Aug 23, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Attack on The ACA Through the Courts, Bipartisan Healthcare Process, Brett Kavanaugh, Burnout, Featured Post, History of Healthcare Reform, Quadruple Aim, The Triple Aim

23 August 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   Let’s Not Forget The Triple Aim As We Debate The Future of Healthcare   I am not really complaining, but I have been waiting for a very long time. Living in expectation on the cusp of a better future is not easy. Let...
Healthcare Musings For 16 August 2019

Healthcare Musings For 16 August 2019

by | Aug 16, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, Martin Luther King Jr, Racial Inequality, Racism in America, Social Determinants of Health, The 1619 Project, The Triple Aim

16 August 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Race and Healthcare   The New York Times Magazine has launched a program this month that it is calling “The 1619 Project.” This year is the 400th anniversary of slavery in America. The piece that you will find if you follow...
Healthcare Musings For 9 August 2019

Healthcare Musings For 9 August 2019

by | Aug 9, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Benefits of the ACA, Congressional Budget Office, Consolidation in healthcare, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, out of pocket healthcare costs, pre existing conditions, The Triple Aim, Value Based Reimbursement

9 August 2019 Dear Interested Readers,   Focusing the Conversation in Order to Make Progress   Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel is the brother of Rahm Emanuel, former congressman, Barack Obama’s first chief of staff, and later two term mayor of Chicago. Dr. Emanuel was a...