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 | May 23, 2025 | Activism in Healthcare, Burnout, Dr. Alice Chen, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Featured Post, FQHCs, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare equity, healthcare under Trump, hospital closings in rural America, Medicaid, Moral Injury, Senator Bill Cassidy, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim
May 23, 2025 Dear Interested Readers, The New England Journal Comes Through As you may have noticed, I sometimes reference New England Journal of Medicine articles. Honestly, I have been disappointed by the relative silence of the Journal about the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 12, 2023 | ACA, Donald Trump's future, Featured Post, Global Warming, Gun Violence, Healthcare in Rural America, hospital closings in rural America, My mother's lessons, Putin's war in Ukraine, Social Determinants of Health, The Debt Ceiling Crisis, the plight of "red state" rural Americans, Trump's indictment in New York, Trump's loss in court to E. Jean Carroll, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
May 12, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, The Debt Limit Crisis Threatens Rural Healthcare I admit to being a news junky. Some people don’t want to keep up with the news because they say it is so negative. I understand that for them listening to the talking heads...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 12, 2019 | Community Needs Assessments, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare in Rural America, hospital closings in rural America, Population Health Management, Poverty and healthcare, The Triple Aim
In healthcare there is disappointing truth in the old saw, “The more things change, the more they remain the same.” It is paradoxically true that things are changing all the time. I observe that it is often true that in reference to a particular subject or problem...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 23, 2018 | ACA, Future of Heathcare, hospital closings in rural America, rural healthcare, Staffing issues in rural healthcare
23 November 2018 Dear Interested Readers, A Birthday of Sorts On November 22, 2013 I resumed writing my weekly letter after a three week hiatus. As November had begun I was in the process of transitioning into retirement. The interim management team did not...
