Healthcare Musings For September 29, 2023

Healthcare Musings For September 29, 2023

September 29, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   A Hybrid Letter   For several weeks, I have suspended most of my comments about current issues in healthcare, healthcare policy, current politics, and policies that impact our health. In lieu of those usual...
Healthcare Musings For August 4, 2023

Healthcare Musings For August 4, 2023

August 4, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   The Story Continues   If you have read my last two letters, you know that those letters were autobiographical. I have never resisted tossing events from my life into these notes if my personal story illustrated a...
Healthcare Musings For July 14, 2023

Healthcare Musings For July 14, 2023

July 14, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation as Factors in The Joy of Practice   When I am walking or exercising, I enjoy listening to a variety of podcasts. Since I spend around two hours a day walking or riding an indoor or...
Healthcare Musings For July 7, 2023

Healthcare Musings For July 7, 2023

July 7, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   How Did We Develop Our Workforce Shortages?     Last week the Supreme Court finished its session by announcing several controversial decisions. None of them had a direct impact on healthcare, but at least two of...
Healthcare Musings For June 9, 2023

Healthcare Musings For June 9, 2023

June 9, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   We Avoided A Disaster   I was virtually holding my breath until President Biden signed the compromise bill that lifted the debt ceiling until January 2025 which puts it after the next presidential election. It is my...
Healthcare Musings For June 2, 2023

Healthcare Musings For June 2, 2023

June 2, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité   “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité” is the motto of France. It speaks to the high ideals of a country that is trying to improve the social determinants of health for everyone. The motto was...