by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 23, 2026 | 2026 midterm elections, affordability, Christian Nationalism, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Empathy, Featured Post, Jennifer Rubin, Kleptocracy, MAGA, One Big Beautiful Bill-OBBB, Paul Krugman, Republican billionaire megadonors, Social Determinants of Health, Trump's undermining of healthcare
October 23, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, Millions Lose Healthcare Coverage; Millions More Are Underinsured: Do we suffer from a national decline in empathy as a partial explanation for the deterioration of the Social Determinants of Health? It is eleven...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 13, 2023 | A dysfunctional House, Atrius Health, burnout and professional fulfillment, Dr. Neil Berman, Empathy, Featured Post, Francis Peabody and "The Care of the Patient", Moral Injury, Social Determinants of Health, The conflict between Israel and Hamas, The New Hampshire presidential primary, The Personal Cost of Clinical Objectivity
October 13, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, A Break From My Story It has been a disturbing week. The events in Israel and Gaza surprised and horrified us all. One thing that I have come to appreciate listening to commentaries and to Secretary of State...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 9, 2022 | 2022 midterm elections, Build Back Better, culture wars, Don Berwick, Dr. Eric Reinhardt, Dr. Paul Farmer, Empathy, Featured Post, healthcare disparities, Healthcare equity, Illiberalism, Improving the health of the poor, Inequality in Healthcare, political determinants of health, Senator Joe Manchin, Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Social Determinants of Health
December 9, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, Political Determinants of Health The 2022 election season is over! At least we thought it was over before Kyrsten Sinema announced that she was leaving the Democratic Party to become an Independent. It does seem...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 18, 2021 | ACA, Conservative Values, Critical Race Theory, culture wars, Economic inequality, Empathy, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, healthcare disparities, Inequality in Healthcare, Skepticism about the COVID-19 Vaccine, The impact of a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, The Supreme Court and Healthcare, Universal Access
June 18, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, Juneteenth and a Reconfirmed ACA on One Day Speak Loudly to a Legacy of Poverty and Healthcare Disparities. Early this week, my plan for this letter was built around a review of the history of Juneteenth...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 22, 2021 | Amanda Gordon, Build Back Better, Dialog Across the Divide, Economic Implications of COVID-19, Empathy, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Health in America, Healthcare as a Right, Hopes in the Future for a Bipartisan Healthcare Process, Inequality, Inequality in Healthcare, Racism in America, The Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, The Triple Aim
January 22, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, An Inspiring Call To Climb The Hill Of Our Unfinished Work If you read my post from Tuesday, you know that I was very excited about the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The demographics alone...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 25, 2020 | Atrius Health, Civility, Continuous Improvement, Don Berwick, Economic Implications of COVID-19, Economic inequality, Empathy, Era 3: the moral era, Featured Post, food Insecurity, Hope, Polarization in America, Poverty and healthcare, Racial Inequality, Social Determinants of Health, Surprise Medical Bills, The Triple Aim
December 25, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, Peace, Hope, Love, Joy? Christmas has been on a Friday only twice since I began writing these notes back in February 2008. I decided to dust off “Volume I,” letters that were written between February 22,...
