Healthcare Musings For December 29,2023

Healthcare Musings For December 29,2023

December 29, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   It’s Been A Tough Year    I am not sorry that we have only two more days in 2023. I always see a little hope in new beginnings. 2024 has the potential to be an outstanding year, but there is an almost equal...
Healthcare Musings For June 16, 2023

Healthcare Musings For June 16, 2023

June 16, 2023  Dear Interested Readers,   What Is Behind the Proposed Kaiser/ Geisinger Deal?   You might have heard that Kaiser is buying Geisinger. I have always held both organizations in high regard. While I was leading Atrius Health and Harvard Vanguard...
Healthcare Musings For May 26, 2023

Healthcare Musings For May 26, 2023

May 26, 2023   Dear Interested Readers,   Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal published a column last week in The Washington Post entitled “Denials of health-insurance claims are rising — and getting weirder.” Her article caught my eye because it was reprinted in my...
Healthcare Musings For March 10, 2023

Healthcare Musings For March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Musing About How Things Have Changed and Hopefully Will Continue To Change   My wife and I have just returned from a trip to my mother’s hometown in North Carolina where I spent many happy summer days as a child. Our trip...
Healthcare Musings For February 11, 2022

Healthcare Musings For February 11, 2022

February 11, 2022 Dear Concerned Readers,   “When You’re Accustomed To Privilege, Equality Feels Like Oppression.”   I was surprised by the response that I got last week from two loyal readers. As I have re-read the exchanges between them and me, it occurred...