by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 30, 2024 | 2024 Democratic National Convention, a woman's right to make reproductive health choices, Abortion, ACA, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Chat GPT, Democracy on the Ballot, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare as a Right, Healthcare equity, Liberal Values, Politics and Healthcare, Project 2025, Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, The Triple Aim
August 30, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Standing On A Solid Platform Back on July 12, when Democrats were still in disarray, I tried to write about the healthcare platforms of both parties. To my surprise, perhaps because the Democratic Convention was...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 2, 2024 | 2020 Presidential Debates, Abortion, Bernie Sanders, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare as a Right, Healthcare equity, march-in-rights, Martin Luther King Jr, Medicare For All, Politics and Healthcare, The 2024 Presidential Election, the Harris campaign for president
August 2, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, What Would Kamala Harris Do For Healthcare If Elected? For almost two weeks now newspapers, podcasts, and television commentators have been busy trying to present Kamala Harris to many potential voters, especially...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 26, 2024 | A story from my life, Biden and Trump debate, Concerns about Biden's fitness for office, Featured Post, Healthcare equity, Kamala Harris' campaign for president, Kamala Harris' parents, Kubler-Ross steps, President Biden's address after withdrawing from the election, President Biden's withdrawal from the election, Project 2025, The 2024 Presidential Election
July 26, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Thank You, President Biden When I think back on the events that seem to lead to unexpected places, there is always an abrupt transition from a moment when everything seemed normal to a new unfamiliar reality. In an...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 31, 2024 | 2020 Presidential Debates, 2024 elections, ACA, Elizabeth Warren's Medicare for All Plan, Featured Post, Health in America, Healthcare equity, Joe Biden and the Future, Karen McDougal, Medicare For All Who Want It, narcissism, Political "norms", political polarization, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, Stormy Daniels, The 2020 election, The Commonwealth Fund, The Public Option, The Triple Aim, Trump's felony conviction in New York, Trump's lies
May 31, 2024 Dear Interested Readers Last Minute Edits Triggered By The Trump Verdict Every day during the last seven weeks when the court was in session during Trump’s hush money trial my routine was to follow the comments from the reporters attending...
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 | 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...