Considering Income Support As A Tool To Improve The Social Determinants of Health

Considering Income Support As A Tool To Improve The Social Determinants of Health

  The two big news events over the weekend were the Senate’s passage of the 1.9 trillion dollar stimulus bill by a vote of 50-49 and Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Megan and Harry. There may be more similarity in the two events than immediately meets the eye....
We Need to Treat the Transformation of Primary Care Organization and Finance As An Urgent Need

We Need to Treat the Transformation of Primary Care Organization and Finance As An Urgent Need

  The latest edition of the New England Journal of Medicine was waiting for me in my mailbox yesterday when I dropped by the post office. I was delighted to see that it was the March 4th edition and I was happy to get it on time. The mail comes very irregularly...
Healthcare Musings For January 22, 2021

Healthcare Musings For January 22, 2021

  January 22, 2021 Dear Interested Readers,   An Inspiring Call To Climb The Hill Of Our Unfinished Work   If you read my post from Tuesday, you know that I was very excited about the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The demographics alone...
Looking For a Strategy For Progress While Waiting and Weighing the Chances

Looking For a Strategy For Progress While Waiting and Weighing the Chances

  I have had the feeling, and I know that it has been shared by many of you, that 2020 was the most difficult year that I can remember. Against that universal feeling, or perhaps because of it, The Washington Post published an editorial last week entitled “20...
Healthcare Musings For October 23, 2020

Healthcare Musings For October 23, 2020

October 23, 2020 Dear Interested Readers,   Finally, The Debates Are Over. What Did We Learn About The Future of Healthcare? What Did We Learn About The Candidates That We Did Not Already Know?   My expectations were low. What should your expectations be...
Healthcare Musings For October 16, 2020

Healthcare Musings For October 16, 2020

  October 16, 2020 Dear Interested Readers,   Holding My Breath With My Fingers Crossed   There are less than three weeks until the election! It feels like this ordeal has been going on for four years, and I guess it has. The campaign for victory in...