by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 11, 2026 | A personal history, access issues for those with access, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Dartmouth Health, Don Berwick, Featured Post, Gloria Steinem, Healthcare in Rural America, my wife's CVA, New London Hospital, patient centered care, Remembering 9/11, Staffing issues in rural healthcare, Timeliness as a component of quality
September 11, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, Could It Be 25 Years? And Other Questions and Observations If you were born before 1990, you can probably remember 9/11/2001 with more detail than you can remember the Fourth of July this year. My understanding...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 18, 2025 | America's defective social safety net, America's dependence on foreign medical graduates, Donald Trump, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare in Rural America, MAGA, Medicaid, narcissistic sociopath, One Big Beautiful Bill-OBBB, Politics and Healthcare, Republican enablers, SNAP, Social Determinants of Health, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
July 18, 2025 Dear Interested Readers, The Coming Healthcare Crisis in the Aftermath of the One Big Beautiful Bill, and Other Concerns I suspect that it is very likely that long after Donald Trump shuffles off this mortal coil, historians will be debating...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 11, 2025 | Big Beautiful Bill, Burnout, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare in Rural America, Lawrence Summers, Moral Injury, New England Journal of Medicine, no margin no mission, Politics and Healthcare, Sister Irene Kraus, The Corporatization of U.S. Health Care, The future of healthcare under Trump
July 11, 2025 Dear Interested Readers, Coming To Grips With A Big Problem My Fourth of July celebration was dimmed a bit by President Trump signing his “One Big Beautiful Bill.” I have learned recently that many of the portions of the bill that will...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 2, 2025 | ChatGPT, Dartmouth Health, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Healthcare in Rural America, MAGA, medical care in small-town America, New London Hospital, Obstetrical Care in New Hampshire, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The future of healthcare under Trump, the plight of "red state" rural Americans, Trump's first 100 days in office, Trump's inept administration, Value Based Reimbursement
May 2, 2025 Dear Interested Readers, The First 100 Days of a Bad Dream I apologize for the excessive attention I have given to the blatant dangers ahead inherent in our reckless president’s personality disorder and destructive ambitions. His...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 6, 2024 | A personal history, Access, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Atrius Health, Boston Medical Center, Chat GPT, concierge care, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Dartmouth Health, Dr. Robert Ebert, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Guthrie Clinic, Healthcare in Rural America, medical care in small-town America, Republican Platform for 2024, Social Determinants of Health, Steward Health Care, The Triple Aim, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
6 September 2024 Dear Interested Readers, The Healthcare Challenges In Small-town and Rural America Are Coming To The City If you live in rural America, a small town, or in a less desirable neighborhood in America, your access to primary care, your...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 26, 2024 | 2024 elections, A personal history, Atrius Health, Consolidation in healthcare, Costs, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Culture, Dr. Walter Murphy, Earth Day, Featured Post, Global Warming, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Healthcare in Rural America, Healthcare Mergers, Inequality in Healthcare, Moral Injury, Pilgrim Health Care, The moral sensibilities of medical practice, The Triple Aim, UnitedHealtcare
April 26, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Consolidations, Affiliations, Mergers and Culture I have taken several weeks off from recounting the story of my journey toward what I have been calling my “medical moral sensibilities.” As you may remember, the...
