by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 5, 2024 | 2024 elections, A story from my life, Conflict in Gaza, democracy versus illiberalism, election scenarios, Featured Post, Global Warming, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, healthcare disparities, Inequality in Healthcare, Life Expectancy, Nikki Haley, Putin's war in Ukraine, Social Determinants of Health, The New Hampshire presidential primary
January 5, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, A Surprising Event At The Beginning of a Pivotal Year I have observed presidential campaigns for a long time. I well remember watching the 1952 presidential nominating conventions on our recently acquired black...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 29, 2023 | 2024 elections, ACA, democracy versus illiberalism, Drugs/ Fentanyl, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Global Warming, Gun Violence as a Public Health Problem, Homelessness and Health, immigration/ illegal immigrants, infrastructure inadequacies, Martin Luther King Jr, Reproductive Rights, the economy and inflation, wars and rumors of wars, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
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...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 22, 2023 | 2024 elections, A personal history, Advent and Christmas, Atrius Health, Burnout, Christian Nationalism, Featured Post, Global Warming, Gun Violence, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Ken Paulus, MAGA, Moral Injury, Social Determinants of Health
December 22, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, A Reader’s Response Sometimes when I am writing these notes I wonder if I am writing to myself. It can feel as if I am talking into a closet, and then I get an email that lets me know that there is at least one...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 23, 2023 | 2024 elections, Burnout, COVID, doctor shortage, Dr. Aaron Carroll, Dr. Eric Reinhardt, Dr. Robert Ebert, Featured Post, healthcare disparities, healthcare finance, Inequality in Healthcare, Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners, political determinants of health, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim, Universal Access
June 23, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Last week, I reviewed Dr. Robert Pearl’s speculations about the recently announced intent of Kaiser to expand its network by acquiring Geisinger Health. As a review, let me remind you that he discussed the issue from three...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 7, 2023 | 2024 elections, ACA, Donald Trump's future, Employer Provided Health Insurance, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, Judge O'Connor's threat to the ACA, Politics and Healthcare, Sarah Kliff, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The Supreme Court and Healthcare, Trump's indictment in New York
April 7, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Can You Believe That Both Trump and the ACA are in Court? This week’s news had some variation from what I expected. First, many of the talking heads of television journalists and the pundits that I read in the New...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 17, 2023 | 2024 elections, Black History Month, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Governor Ron DeSantis, healthcare disparities, Ibram X. Kendi, Inequality in Healthcare, Kars for Kearsarge, Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners, Linda Villarosa, Matthew Desmond, Nikki Haley, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Racism in America, Senator Mitch McConnell, Slavery's Capitalism, structural racism in medicine, The 1619 Project
February 17, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Contemplating the Social Determinants of Health During Black History Month It’s February, and that means it is “Black History Month.” As I thought about how important it is for all Americans to recognize the...
