Healthcare Musings For September 17, 2021

Healthcare Musings For September 17, 2021

September 17, 2021 Dear Interested Readers,   Why Is Universal Healthcare Coverage Such an Elusive Goal?   This week’s New England Journal of Medicine has two thought-provoking articles in its “Perspectives” section. The first article is “State Public Option...
Healthcare Musings For July 16, 2021

Healthcare Musings For July 16, 2021

  July 16, 2021 Dear Interested Readers,   Are Voting Rights Critical To Improving The Social Determinants Of Health?   These are tense times for me. I wish that I could just turn off the television, cancel all my newspaper and magazine subscriptions,...
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...
Healthcare Musings For May 14, 2021

Healthcare Musings For May 14, 2021

  May 14, 2021 Dear Interested Readers,   What Is Joe Going to Do?   I am waiting to have President Biden give us more information about how he will move us closer to universal access to care. During the Democratic Presidential Primary Debates, one of...
Healthcare Musings For March 26, 2021

Healthcare Musings For March 26, 2021

  March 26, 2021 Dear Interested Reader,   Have We Forgotten That The Cost of Care Is A Problem?   I mention the Triple Aim in many of my posts. In my opinion, the best graphic that presents the concept was created by the Institute For Healthcare...
Turning Things Toward The Triple AIM At HHS

Turning Things Toward The Triple AIM At HHS

  Time flies. It has been almost two months since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were inaugurated. With each passing day, it becomes harder to imagine that we ever elected Donald Trump as prescient. My health has improved. I get more sleep.   During the “Trump...