Is the Ice Melting On Our Resistance To A Healthier, More Equitable Society?

Is the Ice Melting On Our Resistance To A Healthier, More Equitable Society?

  I will reveal a secret. I frequently don’t have a vision of what will be in these notes until I can decide on the picture in the header for the post. The picture often helps me pull the idea together. If a picture is worth a thousand words, perhaps a good...
Healthcare Musings For April 2, 2021

Healthcare Musings For April 2, 2021

  April 2, 2021 Dear Interested Readers,   The President’s Big Bill Addresses The Social Determinants of Health   The president is determined to build back America to be more equitable and productive than it has ever been before. He formally presented...
Healthcare Musings For March 19, 2021

Healthcare Musings For March 19, 2021

  March 19, 2021 Dear Interested Readers,   To Discuss The Social Determinants of Health Is To Discuss Poverty   The Kaiser Family Foundation published a paper this week that detailed the impact on the social determinants of health of the 1.9 COVID...
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...
Healthcare Musings For December 18, 2020

Healthcare Musings For December 18, 2020

  December 18, 2020 Dear Interested Readers,   More Musing About What’s Next   Last night I had the unique opportunity to hear Susan Rice speak at a virtual presentation of the Boston Speakers Series. She has an impressive resume and a very interesting...