by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 21, 2020 | Angus Deaton and Anne Case, diseases of despair, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Nicholas Kristof, Poverty and healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim
It’s now less than a year until Inauguration Day 2021. If you want the exact number of days, hours, minutes or even seconds until Wednesday January 20, 2021, click here. I have a bad habit of relating experiences in life to athletic challenges. Early on, I...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 17, 2020 | Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Featured Post, Inequality in Healthcare, Letter From A Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Jr, Racial Inequality, Racism in America, Social Determinants of Health, Therapeutic benefit of nature and exercise in nature
17 January 2020 Dear Interested Readers, The Power and Importance To Healthcare Of Dr. King’s “Letter From A Birmingham Jail” Why are black people sicker, and why do they die earlier, than other racial groups? Many factors likely...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 14, 2020 | burnout and professional fulfillment, Franz Jägerstätter, patient centered care, Professionalism, The Care Experience, workforce issues
The Oscar nominations for 2020 were presented yesterday. Did the nominations match up with the list of recent films and performances that you thought were most noteworthy? As I looked at the list, and thought about the movies that I have seen, I realized that I...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 10, 2020 | ACA, Attack on The ACA Through the Courts, Conservative Values, Costs, Elizabeth Warren's Medicare for All Plan, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, Jonathan Haidt, Liberal Values, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, political polarization, Universal Access
10 January 2020 Dear Interested Readers, Do We Need To Better Understanding How Our Values Vary Before We Can Reform Healthcare? I am always excited when I see an interesting article in the “Perspective Section” of the New England Journal of...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 7, 2020 | Featured Post, Homelessness and Health, Housing shortages as a social determinant of health, Jeffrey Brenner, Medicaid Managed Care, Optum Health, Population Health Management, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim, UnitedHealtcare
One of my favorite experiences is getting an email from an old friend and colleague. Better yet is getting an email from an old colleague who is still an “interested reader.” The “trifecta” of experiences associated with an email from an old friend and...