by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 27, 2026 | Corporatization of U.S. Healthcare, Crossing the Quality Chasm, David Brooks, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, hospital closings in rural America, Iran War, Jamelle Bouie, narcissistic sociopath, New England Journal of Medicine, Politics and Healthcare, President Trump, private equity purchases in healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, Steward Health Care, The future of healthcare under Trump, The Triple Aim, VUCA
March 27, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, Private Equity in Healthcare Is the Wrong Road to High-Quality, Universal, Equitable, Affordable, and Sustainable Healthcare. I must remind myself every week that the intended purpose of this weekly letter is to...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 15, 2025 | AMA vs. universal coverage, Burnout, Corporatization of U.S. Healthcare, doctor shortage, Dr. David Blumenthal, Dr. Harvey Cushing, Dr. Robert Ebert, Featured Post, Francis Peabody and "The Care of the Patient", healthcare for the rural and urban poor, income inequality as a threat to healthcare, MAGA, Medicaid, Medicare, Moral Injury, One Big Beautiful Bill-OBBB, political determinants of health, Project 2025, RFK Jr., Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim, Trump's attack on medical research, Trump's chaos strategy, Universal Access
August 15, 2025 Dear Interested Readers, Living in Trump’s Turbulent World In what seems to be an era of ongoing expanding and universal conflict, healthcare—the care of the individual, the collective effort to improve its delivery to everyone, its...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 16, 2025 | Big Beautiful Bill, Featured Post, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, healthcare under Trump, Martin Luther King Jr, Medicaid, Moral Ambition, Paul Krugman, Politics and Healthcare, Poverty and healthcare, Rutgar Bregman, Senator Josh Hawley, SNAP, Social Determinants of Health, Trump’s tariffs, Universal Basic Income
May 16, 2025 Dear Interested Readers, The “One Big Beautiful Bill” and What It Might Do to Healthcare It has been another week of surprises in our ongoing adventure of the second Trump presidency. Was it a miracle or the “art of the deal” that led to the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 9, 2024 | a woman's right to make reproductive health choices, ACA, Ezra Klein, Featured Post, Governor Tim Walz, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, J.D. Vance, Kamala Harris, MAGA, paid family leave, Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, the Harris campaign for president, weird politics of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, Wildflowers
August 9, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Governor Tim Walz Understands The Social Determinants of Health I was delighted when Vice President Harris chose Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate on Tuesday. I had been only vaguely aware of...
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...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 3, 2023 | Dartmouth Health, DeSantis attacks diversity, Dr. Robert Ebert, Equity, Featured Post, Gun Violence, Health in America, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, Healthcare's report card, Inclusion, Life Expectancy, Social Determinants of Health, The Commonwealth Fund, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The Triple Aim
February 3, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, At 11:31 AM on Tuesday, it was 23 degrees where I live. I was enjoying the almost cloudless sky and bright sunlight. I was out “early” for my walk because the temperature was falling fast. I knew it would be less than...
