by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 10, 2026 | A personal history, Biases, Boston Marathon, cosmetic dentistry, equity in dental care, Featured Post, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Iran War, Mary Otto, poverty and dental care
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...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 3, 2026 | A personal history, Atrius Health, Burnout, concierge care, Corporatization of U.S. Healthcare, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Dartmouth Health, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Iran War, Ken Paulus, Moral Injury, Primary Care Challenges, private equity purchases in healthcare, Professional PTSD, The Triple Aim, Thomas Friedman, Wicked Problems
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...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 10, 2025 | A story from my life, ACA, Atrius Health, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Government Shutdown, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners, MAGA, One Big Beautiful Bill-OBBB, political determinants of health, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, Structural Determinants of Health, The future of healthcare under Trump, The Triple Aim, Threatened support to the ACA marketplace, Trump's plan for Gaza, Where Do We Go From Here?
10 October 2025 Dear Interested Readers, The Shutdown Is An Exercise in the Political Determinants of Health In this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a poignant essay can be found at the end of the “Perspectives” section. It was...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 14, 2025 | administrative harm, Arlie Russell Hochschild, Burnout, Charles Handy, ChatGPT, Diversity Equity Inclusion, DOGE, Elon Musk, Featured Post, Federalism, Future of Heathcare, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, MAGA, Quadruple Aim, Social Determinants of Health, Subsidiarity
March 14, 2025 Dear Interested Readers, Radical Versus Rational Change Donald Trump roared into office claiming that he had a mandate for radical changes in government structure and policy that his supporters believed would “make America great again.” He...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 14, 2025 | A personal history, AI in healthcare, Atrius Health, ChatGPT, chronic disease management, Computers In Healthcare, Diversity Equity Inclusion, employed physicians, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, infrastructure inadequacies, MAGA, Moral Injury, Primary Care Challenges, Social Determinants of Health, The future of healthcare under Trump, The Triple Aim, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
February 14, 2025 Dear Interested Readers, Primary Care Has Changed Since 1975 For several weeks, I have felt a need to write about primary care. When I try to write to express my concerns about primary care, I am derailed by yet another outrageous event...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 14, 2024 | A personal history, AI in healthcare, Atrius Health, Computers In Healthcare, Consolidation in healthcare, Dartmouth Health, Epic, Featured Post, Global Warming, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Judy Faulkner, Lean, Mergers and Acquisitions, Optum Health, patient centered care, Practice Improvement, The Triple Aim, UnitedHealtcare
June 14, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Reflections On This Moment In Healthcare When I began to write these Friday letters sixteen years ago in mid-February 2008, it was much easier than my task now. All I needed to do then to discover plenty to write...
