Healthcare Musings For June 23, 2023

Healthcare Musings For June 23, 2023

June 23, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   Last week, I reviewed Dr. Robert Pearl’s speculations about the recently announced intent of Kaiser to expand its network by acquiring Geisinger Health. As a review, let me remind you that he discussed the issue from three...
Healthcare Musings For May 5, 2023

Healthcare Musings For May 5, 2023

May 5, 2023   Dear Interested Readers,   Medicine and the Struggle For the Soul of America   One of the members of my Monday morning book group is a woman who is a retired minister and hospital chaplain whose oldest daughter is a physician’s assistant...
Healthcare Musings For April 28, 2023

Healthcare Musings For April 28, 2023

April 28, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   The Challenges of Medical Practice in Small Towns and Rural Environments    Last weekend my wife and I enjoyed attending my sixtieth high school reunion in South Carolina. The class of 1963 at Dreher High School was...
Healthcare Musings For March 31, 2023

Healthcare Musings For March 31, 2023

March 31, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   There Are Big Problems In the Pipeline For New Doctors     It’s been a long time since “Match Day 1971,” and I don’t remember the scene as well as I remember the emotions. I was delighted to learn that I had...
Healthcare Musings For March 24, 2023

Healthcare Musings For March 24, 2023

March 24, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   “Woke” Healthcare: Implicit Racism, DEI, ESG, Biases, Intersectionality, and Duality in Healthcare   I don’t know if you noticed it or not, but some politicians who seek to gain political advantage on the right tried...