by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 29, 2016 | Featured Post, Lean, Reform, Repeal and Replace
President Elect Trump has said what he will do with the ACA. What will you do if he carries through with his intent? I can’t answer that question for you, but I am delighted to give you unsolicited advice. I was recently reminded of how important it is to remind...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 22, 2016 | ACA, Era 3: the moral era, Featured Post, Presidential Politics, Repeal and Replace
Where Does The Real Controversy Lie? The Democratic position on healthcare and the philosophy expressed in Paul Ryan’s “A Better Way” and the brief paper that the Trump campaign had on their website agree on more than you might expect. Both sides focus on the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 15, 2016 | ACA, Costs, Featured Post, Mindset, Politics, Presidential Politics, Repeal and Replace, the healthcare debate, The Triple Aim
The election outcome should not have been a surprise. We should have recognized the uncertainty produced by anger and deep divisions on many issues. The “establishment” Republican party seemed to be in shambles. The Democratic party did not recognize that it had lost...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 8, 2016 | Costs, EQ, Featured Post, Healthcare Transformation, Mindset, The Triple Aim
You might think that I am at a disadvantage posting this article on election day. The analysts and most of the polls suggest that Clinton will probably be the winner, but all of them are hedging their calls. I place the most confidence in Nate Silver at 538. I am...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 1, 2016 | Featured Post
Recently when I was writing about IBM’s Watson as an innovation that could help reduce waste and lower the cost of care I made the statement, “…the greatest threat to the future health of the nation… [is] our continuing inability to reduce the cost of...