by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 7, 2025 | DEI, DOGE, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, healthcare disparities, healthcare under Trump, Jennifer Rubin, MAGA, narcissistic sociopath, Political "norms", Project 2025, right-wing woke, Social Determinants of Health, Trump's lies, Trump's March 4th speech to Congress, Trump’s tariffs
March 7, 2025 Dear Interested Readers, Our Healthcare Is Threatened By “Right-wing Woke” I wish I was creative enough to have coined the phrase “right-wing woke,” but the honor belongs to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. I knew that he had “hit...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 4, 2024 | "Pants on Fire Lies", Abortion, ACA, Chat GPT, Dr. Daniel Dawes, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Governor Tim Walz, healthcare disparities, J.D. Vance, Political "norms", political determinants of health, Social Determinants of Health, Structural Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, The Triple Aim, Vice Presidential debate
October 4, 2024 Dear Interested Readers: Thirty-two Days to Go and Counting Down In the Healthcare Musings letter for last week, I reviewed the relationship between the Structural Determinants of Health, the Political Determinants of Health, and the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 28, 2024 | 2024 elections, Biden and Trump debate, Chat GPT, Christian Nationalism, Donald Trump, Featured Post, healthcare disparities, Inequality in Healthcare, Joe Biden, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim
June 24, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, The Big Debate This has been an unusual week. Waiting for a big event has always been hard for me. As a child, it always seemed like my birthday or Christmas would never come. Waiting nine months to meet a new baby...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 24, 2024 | ACA, Administrative Burden, AI in healthcare, Burnout, Consolidation in healthcare, Diversity, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Dr. Joseph Betancourt, Featured Post, Financial challenges of primary care., Future of Heathcare, healthcare disparities, Healthcare equity, Moral Injury, Polarization in America, private equity purchases in healthcare, The Commonwealth Fund, The Triple Aim, workforce issues
May 24, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, A Conversation That Gives Us Guidance Regular readers of these notes know that I have high regard for the Commonwealth Fund. I quote their articles frequently. I am grateful that in the sixties Dr. Ebert won...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 19, 2024 | A personal history, ACA, Atrius Health, Bill Rodgers, Boston Marathon, Build Back Better Bill, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Dr. Paul Batalden, Featured Post, Global Warming, healthcare disparities, Inequality in Healthcare, Joe Manchin, LEAD, MAGA, Moral sensibilities in healthcare, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, The conflict in Gaza, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The Public Option, The Supreme Court and Healthcare, The Triple Aim, Trump's Trial In New York, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
April 19, 2024 Dear interested Readers, What Can We Do? I should give you a warning that what follows is just personal opinion and speculation based on many years of observation and substantial frustration. As I think back over what I have observed in...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 16, 2024 | A personal history, A story from my life, ACA, Beth Israel Deconess Medcal Center, Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women's, Burnout, Featured Post, FQHCs, Guthrie Clinic, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, healthcare disparities, Healthcare equity, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, Hill-Burton, immigration/ illegal immigrants, LEAD, Lean, Medical-Moral Sensibilities, Moral Injury, Partners Health Care, Paul Levy, Safety Net Institutions, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim
February 16, 2024 Dear Interested Readers Medical Ethics, Access, and Personal Experience There are huge variations in care in America’s healthcare system. One has a different experience in quality, cost, and access, depending on your location and your...
