by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 19, 2019 | ACO, Boston Medical Center, Costs, CVS, CVS/ Aetna Merger, Featured Post, Innovation, MACRA, MassHealth, MD, patient centered care, Population Health, The 2020 elections, The Triple Aim, Value Based Reimbursement
19 April 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Troy Brennan And CVS Are Betting on Medicare For All and Risk This week I traveled to Boston for the annual meeting of the combined boards that serve the Boston Medical Center. There is a hospital board....
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 16, 2019 | ACA, Community Action Agencies, Economic inequality, Entitlements, Poverty and healthcare, The Triple Aim
In last Friday’s Healthcare Musings letter I spent some time reviewing a recent David Brooks’ column entitled “Winning the War on Poverty: The Canadians are doing it; we’re not. I was drawn to his analysis because I have become very involved in efforts to address...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 12, 2019 | Economic inequality, Empathy, Featured Post, Healthcare Policy, Inequality, Poverty and healthcare, Racial Inequality, Social Determinants of Health, the power of stories, The Triple Aim
12 April 2019 Dear Interested Readers, What Can We Do About The Poverty Where We Live? I am reading a new book, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will To Survive by Stephanie Land. Over the past two years I have searched for books in my...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 9, 2019 | Doris Kearns Goodwin, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare Transformation, Inequality, Leadership, Lean, political polarization, Presidential Politics, The 2020 elections, The Triple Aim
I have been enjoying a leisurely stroll through Leadership In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin. You might think that my fascination with the book is that it is a character study and analysis of performance of four accomplished presidents that draws attention to...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 5, 2019 | ACA, Featured Post, Medicare For All, Proposal of A Federal Health Board, The 2020 elections, The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission, The Triple Aim, Tom Daschle
5 April 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Solving The Real Problems Behind The Problem We’re Having With Healthcare I like solving problems, but nothing frustrates me more than a problem that exceeds my skill level. Take tangled fishing line as an...