by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 17, 2020 | Covid-19, Donald Trump's management of COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Poverty and healthcare, Presidential Politics, Reform, Social Determinants of Health, Stock Market
It is St. Patrick’s Day, but the bars are closed, and there will be no parade. It feels as if we are in one of those pivotal moments that we will talk about for years to come. Some people say that America comes together in moments of crisis. We will be...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 3, 2018 | Healthcare Transformation, Reform, the difficulties of change, The Triple Aim
I envy guitar players. I wish that I was decent plucker of strings. I have been trying to make progress in this area for forty years. Two of my greatest disappointments in life are that I have never become proficient enough with any musical instrument to feel...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 27, 2016 | ACA, Clinician Action Network, Featured Post, Healthcare Policy, National Physicians Alliance, Presidential Politics, Quadruple Aim, the healthcare debate, The Triple Aim
I was not at all surprised to read the AMA’s strong statement of support for the appointment of Representative Tom Price to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services. I was also not surprised to read articles of outrage from more progressive physicians about the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 20, 2016 | Featured Post, Healthcare Transformation, Presidential Politics, Quadruple Aim, Reform, Repeal and Replace, Strategy
Dan Burns, is a former colleague who served on the Harvard Vanguard and Atrius boards with me, my dermatologist, and the person who became CEO of Harvard Vanguard after I retired three years ago. I most recently saw Dan, and we had a brief conversation during a visit...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 29, 2016 | Featured Post, Lean, Reform, Repeal and Replace
President Elect Trump has said what he will do with the ACA. What will you do if he carries through with his intent? I can’t answer that question for you, but I am delighted to give you unsolicited advice. I was recently reminded of how important it is to remind...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 20, 2016 | ACA, ACO, Featured Post, Healthcare Transformation, National Health Service, Payment Models, Presidential Politics, Reform, Strategy, The Triple Aim
Back in April when we were not absolutely sure who the nominees for president would be. Michael Cohen wrote “Obamacare: an unheralded success” in the Boston Globe. He commented then that healthcare was not getting much discussion by Republicans beyond a flat out...