by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 21, 2020 | Angus Deaton and Anne Case, diseases of despair, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Nicholas Kristof, Poverty and healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim
It’s now less than a year until Inauguration Day 2021. If you want the exact number of days, hours, minutes or even seconds until Wednesday January 20, 2021, click here. I have a bad habit of relating experiences in life to athletic challenges. Early on, I...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 7, 2020 | Featured Post, Homelessness and Health, Housing shortages as a social determinant of health, Jeffrey Brenner, Medicaid Managed Care, Optum Health, Population Health Management, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim, UnitedHealtcare
One of my favorite experiences is getting an email from an old friend and colleague. Better yet is getting an email from an old colleague who is still an “interested reader.” The “trifecta” of experiences associated with an email from an old friend and...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 24, 2019 | Advent and Christmas, Conservative Values, Empathy, Featured Post, Hanukkah, Health in America, Liberal Values, Making America Great Again, Medicare For All, Polarization in America, Progressive Values, The Triple Aim
This year Christmas falls in the middle of Hanukkah. I think the overlap creates an opportunity to celebrate the deeper meaning that is shared between these overlapping religious traditions. Both holidays are celebrated near the winter solstice, a time...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 20, 2019 | ACA, Activism in Healthcare, Attack on The ACA Through the Courts, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare as a Right, Impeachment of Donald Trump, Polarization in America, Poverty and healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim
20 December 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Thoughts At The Winter Solstice The Winter Solstice this year occurs tomorrow, December 21, at 11:20 PM while I am waiting for the opening skit of Saturday NIght Live. It will be the shortest day of the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 29, 2019 | 2020 Presidential Debates, Adaptive Change, Elizabeth Warren's Medicare for All Plan, Featured Post, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, Healthcare Quality, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, Single payer, the difficulties of change, The Triple Aim
29 November 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Have You Heard Enough In The Democratic Debates About Healthcare? It’s been a little more than a week since most of the Democratic contenders for the nomination for president gathered in Atlanta for their...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 19, 2019 | CVS Health Hubs, Future of Heathcare, Improving Ambulatory Practice, Innovation in Healthcare, Shared Medical Appointments, the difficulties of change, The Triple Aim
The header for today’s post is a picture of a couple, both in their nineties, who are patiently waiting for a doctor’s appointment. I know a lot about this couple. They are my parents. They were in the vanguard of a growing movement, seniors living into their...