The Search For a Better Future State
The failure of the president and House Republicans to launch a credible process to “repeal and replace” the ACA creates a moment of opportunity for those who would like to contribute to the search for a better future state for healthcare. The challenge of providing...
The President’s Prediction of the Explosion of the ACA
The announcement of the death of the AHAC and the president’s prediction of the “explosion” of the ACA broke in an unusual way. Robert Costa of the Washington Post got the word directly from the president and then tweeted that the AHAC was being...
A Time to Renew and Expand Our Sense of Professionalism
Retirement is a time of reflection. Most of one’s agency lies in the past. I must organize opportunities to transfer bits of experience, insight and wisdom to those who still do the work if I am to have the joy of continuing to contribute to the dream of a future...
Understanding “Ryancare”, the AHCA
With Paul Ryan’s launch of his “repeal and replace” bill , which he calls the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and I prefer to call “Ryancare,” he initiated a new phase of the healthcare debate. Finally, we are seeing the focused discussion of the complex issues of...
Looking Underneath the President’s Comments About “Repeal and Replace”
As the “talking heads” who analyzed the President’s speech and Governor Beshear’s Democratic party response were fading into the 11 o’clock news, Verizon offered an advertisement that contained as much or more wisdom than anything that I had heard over the...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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