Healthcare Musings For November 12, 2021

Healthcare Musings For November 12, 2021

  November 12, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, Veterans Day and Our Social Programs   Last week I introduced you to the podcast, Going for Broke, which is hosted by former NPR broadcaster Ray Suarez and produced by a collaboration between The Nation and the...
Healthcare Musings For September 10, 2021

Healthcare Musings For September 10, 2021

September 10, 2021 Dear Interested Readers,   9/11 and 2001 Remembered and Reflections   I was deeply moved by a casual statement made by a news commentator about how young the thirteen soldiers were who were killed by the ISIS terrorist bomber who blew...
Healthcare Musings For May 21, 2021

Healthcare Musings For May 21, 2021

  May 21, 2021 Dear Interested Readers,   Getting Reoriented   I was surprised and delighted last Friday when Amazon delivered Elizabeth Warren’s new book, Persist, two days before its official publication date. I was eager to read what she had to say...
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....
Healthcare Musings For January 1, 2021

Healthcare Musings For January 1, 2021

  January 1, 2021  Dear Interested Readers,   A Hearty Welcome to 2021!    We made it! We have turned the page on 2020. Congratulation to us all. If you are reading these words that were written on the morning of New Year’s Day you are entitled to a...
Healthcare Musings For September 11, 2020

Healthcare Musings For September 11, 2020

  September 11, 2020 Dear Interested Readers,   It’s Nineteen Years, And It Seems Like Yesterday   You need to be in your mid eighties to remember anything about the Holocaust or World War II. If, like me, you are 75, you might remember the Korean War....