by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 13, 2026 | 2026 midterm elections, ACA market subsidies, cost of healthcare, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Dr. Ed Murphy, Empathy, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Medicaid, One Big Beautiful Bill-OBBB, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, Throughline, Universal Access, Where do Democrats go from here?
November 13, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, Affordability, Accountability, Empathy In the aftermath of last week’s election, pundits and politicians have filled Sunday morning news programs, podcasts, and the print and Internet avenues of journalism with...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 6, 2026 | 2026 midterm elections, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Dr. Annie Andrews, Featured Post, How will Democrats use their election victory to begin to improve healthcare?, James Talarico, Zack Cooper
November 6, 2026 Dear Interested Readers A Night To Savor! Now, What Comes Next For Healthcare? I couldn’t believe my eyes and ears when, at 8:10 PM EST, just ten minutes after the last New Hampshire poll closed, John Sununu conceded defeat to our new...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 30, 2026 | 2026 midterm elections, a "blue wave"?, Access to care, affordability, compromised trauma care at Dartmouth, DEI, Drew Altman, Featured Post, impact of chronic disease on healthcare costs, One Big Beautiful Bill-OBBB, Politics and Healthcare, post election fears, rural healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, Trump's cruelty
October 30, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, The Wait Is Almost Over Dear reader, if you are tired of reading about my anxieties for the future of healthcare in the run-up to the midterm elections, I apologize. I must admit that, despite most political...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 23, 2026 | 2026 midterm elections, affordability, Christian Nationalism, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Empathy, Featured Post, Jennifer Rubin, Kleptocracy, MAGA, One Big Beautiful Bill-OBBB, Paul Krugman, Republican billionaire megadonors, Social Determinants of Health, Trump's undermining of healthcare
October 23, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, Millions Lose Healthcare Coverage; Millions More Are Underinsured: Do we suffer from a national decline in empathy as a partial explanation for the deterioration of the Social Determinants of Health? It is eleven...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 16, 2026 | 2026 midterm elections, Featured Post, Healthcare in Rural America, Medicare Advantage, Politics and Healthcare, Six Domains of Quality, Value Based Reimbursement
October 16, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, Millions Lose Their Medicare Advantage Plans, and Many Will Pay More Yesterday, October 15, marked the start of the Medicare open enrollment period, which runs until December 7. Although I am a retired physician...