by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 17, 2023 | 2024 elections, Black History Month, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Governor Ron DeSantis, healthcare disparities, Ibram X. Kendi, Inequality in Healthcare, Kars for Kearsarge, Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners, Linda Villarosa, Matthew Desmond, Nikki Haley, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Racism in America, Senator Mitch McConnell, Slavery's Capitalism, structural racism in medicine, The 1619 Project
February 17, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Contemplating the Social Determinants of Health During Black History Month It’s February, and that means it is “Black History Month.” As I thought about how important it is for all Americans to recognize the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 17, 2022 | antiracism, Biases, Consequences of repealing Roe v. Wade, COVID, Donald Trump's Reluctance to accept the outcome of the election, Equity, Featured Post, George Saunders, Global Warming, Gun Violence as a Public Health Problem, healthcare disparities, Hearings of House Committee on January 6, Ibram X. Kendi, Inequality in Healthcare, January 6 attack on the Capitol, Juneteenth, Linda Villarosa, Martin Luther King Jr, Mass shootings as an epidemic, Public Health, Putin's Invasion of Ukraine, Racism in America, Roe v. Wade, Social Determinants of Health, structural racism in medicine, The 1619 Project
June 17, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, Thinking About About Race And Healthcare Disparities A good friend here in New London was a successful Hollywood screenwriter. In retirement, he enjoys substitute teaching at our local middle school where he also...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 8, 2021 | Critical Race Theory, Dean Robert Ebert, Economic inequality, Featured Post, healthcare disparities, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, Inequality in Healthcare, Matthew Desmond, Population Health Management, Poverty and healthcare, Public Health, Racism in America, racist policy v. racism, Slavery's Capitalism, Social Determinants of Health, The 1619 Project
October 8, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, Reflections on Failed Good Intentions And Inequality My fiftieth-anniversary medical school reunion was this past June. COVID turned it into an online event. I understood the necessity, but it was a disappointment...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jul 9, 2021 | 2022 midterm elections, Critical Race Theory, culture wars, Donald Trump's Reluctance to accept the outcome of the election, Ezra Klein, Featured Post, Heather McGhee, Inequality in Healthcare, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Non Zero, Racism in America, Republican reluctance to accept the results of the election., Social Determinants of Health, The "virtual" Democratic Convention, The 1619 Project
July 9, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, What We’re All Losing After this past year and a half, almost everyone in America can name something that they have lost. What is also true is that most of us can name something that we have learned. If you...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 23, 2021 | Activism in Healthcare, anti-racism, Biases, Black Lives Matter, Children in poverty, Continuous Improvement, Crossing the Quality Chasm, equal justice, Equity, Featured Post, healthcare disparities, Healthcare Transformation, Poverty and healthcare, Racism in America, The 1619 Project, The Triple Aim
April 23, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, The Challenge: Recognize What We Have Been. Ask What We Are Willing To Become It would be a mistake to think that the only important or even most important issue of the last fourteen months was the COVID-19...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 12, 2021 | “The Commonwealth Fund Task Force on Payment and Delivery System Reform:, ACA, ACO, Adaptive Change, Bipartisan Healthcare Process, capitation, Continuous Improvement, Dean Robert Ebert, Don Berwick, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, healthcare finance, Inequality in Healthcare, Process Improvement, Six Domains of Quality, Social Determinants of Health, The 1619 Project, The Challenges to Be Met If We to Have Universal Coverage, The President's Trial in The Senate, The Triple Aim, Value Based Reimbursement
February 12, 2021 Dear Interested Readers, Health System Accountability for Heath Care, Quality, Equity, and Cost It’s been a remarkable week in Washington. One of the benefits of retirement is that every day is Saturday. I have spent most of...
