Taking a Closer Look At the Importance of Federally Qualified Health Centers

Taking a Closer Look At the Importance of Federally Qualified Health Centers

by | Jul 31, 2018 | FQHCs, Healthcare Policy, Improving the health of the poor, Life Expectancy, Population Health Management, Poverty and healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim

Recent circumstances have moved me to take a closer look at the importance of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and their important role in the immediate future of the evolution of better care for the underserved populations of our nation. I have the bias that...
Poverty, Race and Poor Healthcare: The Toxic Combination that Threatens Us All

Poverty, Race and Poor Healthcare: The Toxic Combination that Threatens Us All

by | Apr 24, 2018 | Health in America, Improving the health of the poor, Inequality, Inequality in Healthcare, Poverty and healthcare, The Triple Aim

Over the last year the consideration of the social determinants of health has become my greatest professional interest. This shift in my thinking has not been because I have lost interest in or am less committed to the noble ideals and objectives of the Triple Aim,...