Healthcare Musings For 3 May 2019
3 May 2019 Dear Interested Readers, If Medicare For All Is A “Bridge Too Far,” What Is a Plausible Path To Universal Coverage? Earlier this week a friend and I were driving down to Boston to watch the Red Sox. We were not overflowing with...
Healthcare Musings For 19 April 2019
19 April 2019 Dear Interested Readers, Troy Brennan And CVS Are Betting on Medicare For All and Risk This week I traveled to Boston for the annual meeting of the combined boards that serve the Boston Medical Center. There is a hospital board....
The Community Approach To Poverty And The Triple Aim
In last Friday’s Healthcare Musings letter I spent some time reviewing a recent David Brooks’ column entitled “Winning the War on Poverty: The Canadians are doing it; we’re not. I was drawn to his analysis because I have become very involved in efforts to address...
Healthcare Musings For 12 April 2019
12 April 2019 Dear Interested Readers, What Can We Do About The Poverty Where We Live? I am reading a new book, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will To Survive by Stephanie Land. Over the past two years I have searched for books in my...
Understanding What Makes Good Leadership In Turbulent Times
I have been enjoying a leisurely stroll through Leadership In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin. You might think that my fascination with the book is that it is a character study and analysis of performance of four accomplished presidents that draws attention to...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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