by Dr. Gene Lindsey | 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...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 4, 2018 | ACA, Brett Kavanaugh, Future of Heathcare, pre existing conditions, Presidential Politics, The Supreme Court and Healthcare
The Senate Judiciary committee begins its pro forma hearings this week in the confirmation process of Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. After Kavanaugh joins the court there will be a solid conservative majority. For at least the next...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 31, 2018 | Benefits of the ACA, Bipartisan Healthcare Process, Economic inequality, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare as a Right, Healthcare Transformation, Inequality in Healthcare, Joy in Practice, Lean
31 August 2018 Dear Interested Readers, Whataboutism, Pivoting, Economic Injustice, and Healthcare Lately I have been asking people in my circle of acquaintances what they think about “whataboutism.” I have gotten many blank stares which indicates to me that some...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 28, 2018 | ACA, Bipartisan Healthcare Process, Future of Heathcare, John McCain, Leadership, The Triple Aim
It seems ironic that in the same week that we are exposed to more evidence of just how dishonorable our leadership can be, we lose one of our leaders, who over many years and on many subjects, has been one of our best examples of honorable leadership. I never voted...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 7, 2018 | Burnout, compensation, Featured Post, Moral Injury, patient centered care, Payment Models, The Triple Aim
What floats your boat and moves it? Perhaps that is a crude way of asking about both where your values arise and what motivates you. For some reason whenever issues of either values or motivation become the subject, I think of my experience as a Boy Scout. I sometimes...