On the Road Again: Observations From The Rural Midwest

On the Road Again: Observations From The Rural Midwest

by | Sep 29, 2020 | 2020 Presidential Debates, Donald Trump's management of COVID-19, Featured Post, Polarization in America, rural healthcare, The Supreme Court and Healthcare, the threat of a conservative court to the ACA, The threat to women's reproductive rights, Trump's to efforts to name a third Supreme Court justice.

  I am writing to you today from Nebraska. It’s the sixth day of our trip across America as we make our way to see our grandsons who live near Santa Cruz, California. They were out of their home for about two weeks as the raging fires came within a mile or two of...
An Early “October Surprise”

An Early “October Surprise”

by | Sep 22, 2020 | Attacks on Roe v. Wade, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare as a Right, Inequality in Healthcare, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Population Health, servant leadership, The 2020 election, The Supreme Court and Healthcare, Trump's to efforts to name a third Supreme Court justice.

  The talking heads on the Sunday morning news programs went back and forth between appropriately reviewing and honoring the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and speculating about the politics of naming her successor. One comment caught my ear...
Healthcare Musings for 7 September 2018

Healthcare Musings for 7 September 2018

by | Sep 7, 2018 | Benefits of the ACA, Brett Kavanaugh, Future of Heathcare, Inequality in Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, Stein's Law, The Supreme Court and Healthcare, The Triple Aim

7 September 2018 Dear Interested Readers,   Countering Despair, Maybe   “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop. That’s Stein’s Law. Herbert Stein was a bright man. He was a conservative economist, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a...