Healthcare Musings For June 12, 2026

Healthcare Musings For June 12, 2026

June 12, 2026 Dear Interested Readers,   Interesting Changes In Medical Education   If you read my letter from last Friday, you know that I was writing from Boston, where my wife and I had gone for my medical school class reunion. Our minds play tricks on...
Healthcare Musings For May 1, 2026

Healthcare Musings For May 1, 2026

May 1, 2026 Dear Interested Readers,   Can We Get To Universal Access To Care Without Big Changes?   Much of my free time and energy for the past two weekends has been spent in Maine around the birth of our newest grandson. He arrived at Maine Medical Center...
Healthcare Musings For April 17, 2026

Healthcare Musings For April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026 Dear Interested Readers,   A Celebration of a Past Victory In a Time of Great Concern   There was an unusual gathering this past Monday at historic Faneuil Hall on Boston’s waterfront. The current governor of Massachusetts, Maura Healey,...
Healthcare Musings For April 10, 2026

Healthcare Musings For April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026 Dear Interested Readers,   Dental Care Is Not Equitable   My wife and I spend a lot of money on our dental care. This year, we canceled our so-called dental insurance that we were buying through her Federal Employee Retirement Benefit because...
Healthcare Musings For April 3, 2026

Healthcare Musings For April 3, 2026

April 3, 2026 Dear Interested Readers,   Moral Injury and Burnout: Different, But Both Challenge The Future Of Healthcare    In 2005, I was 60 years old and beginning to think about when I might retire. I was very busy practicing full-time in the outpatient...
Healthcare Musings For February 13, 2026

Healthcare Musings For February 13, 2026

February 13, 2026 Dear Interested Readers,   The Benefits of Four Pillars    For the past couple of years, on many of my walks, I have been listening to a theological podcast, BEMA Discipleship, offered by a very entertaining and knowledgeable minister who...