by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jun 7, 2024 | 2024 elections, ACA, D Day, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Dr. Sandro Galea, Featured Post, Health in America, Healthcare Policy, Polarization in America, political determinants of health, Progressive Values, Public Health, Social Determinants of Health, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The threat to women's reproductive rights, The Triple Aim
June 7, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Political Dermanents of Health I have written many letters to you that focus on the various aspects of the social determinants of health. Much less frequently I have mentioned the political determinants of health. As...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 19, 2024 | A personal history, ACA, Atrius Health, Bill Rodgers, Boston Marathon, Build Back Better Bill, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Dr. Paul Batalden, Featured Post, Global Warming, healthcare disparities, Inequality in Healthcare, Joe Manchin, LEAD, MAGA, Moral sensibilities in healthcare, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, The conflict in Gaza, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The Public Option, The Supreme Court and Healthcare, The Triple Aim, Trump's Trial In New York, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
April 19, 2024 Dear interested Readers, What Can We Do? I should give you a warning that what follows is just personal opinion and speculation based on many years of observation and substantial frustration. As I think back over what I have observed in...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 7, 2023 | 2024 elections, ACA, Donald Trump's future, Employer Provided Health Insurance, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, Judge O'Connor's threat to the ACA, Politics and Healthcare, Sarah Kliff, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The Supreme Court and Healthcare, Trump's indictment in New York
April 7, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, Can You Believe That Both Trump and the ACA are in Court? This week’s news had some variation from what I expected. First, many of the talking heads of television journalists and the pundits that I read in the New...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 10, 2023 | 2024 elections, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Elizabeth Warren, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Inequality in Healthcare, Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners, Life Expectancy, Poverty and healthcare, Putin's war in Ukraine, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Social Determinants of Health, State of the Union Address, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The New Hampshire presidential primary
February 10, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, President Biden Had A Lot To Say, And He Said It Well. I hate to say it, but I have got a feeling that the near-term likelihood of the improvement of the health of America is dependent upon the political future...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 3, 2023 | Dartmouth Health, DeSantis attacks diversity, Dr. Robert Ebert, Equity, Featured Post, Gun Violence, Health in America, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, Healthcare's report card, Inclusion, Life Expectancy, Social Determinants of Health, The Commonwealth Fund, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The Triple Aim
February 3, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, At 11:31 AM on Tuesday, it was 23 degrees where I live. I was enjoying the almost cloudless sky and bright sunlight. I was out “early” for my walk because the temperature was falling fast. I knew it would be less than...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 30, 2022 | 2022 midterm elections, a pink ripple, Biden's Use of Executive Orders, Build Back Better, Children in poverty, COVID uncertainty, Democracy on the Ballot, Economic inequality, Family Health Project, Featured Post, Global Warming, Gun Violence, healthcare disparities, Healthcare equity, Hearings of House Committee on January 6, Illiberalism, Inflation, Joe Knowles, Politics and Healthcare, Poverty and healthcare, Putin's Invasion of Ukraine, Roe v. Wade is overturned, Social Determinants of Health, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Trump's legacy court, Universal Basic Income
December 30, 2022 Dear Interested Reader, Looking Back, Looking Forward Janus, the two-faced Roman god, is the god of doorways and beginnings and endings. He also presides over the beginning and end of wars, making him the god of war and peace. Given...