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 September 18, 2020

Healthcare Musings For September 18, 2020

by | Sep 18, 2020 | and healthcare, Boston Medical Center, Covid-19, George Floyd, Health Care Policy in the Wake of COVID-19, Inequality in Healthcare, Public Health, Racial Inequality, Racism in America, Social Determinants of Health

  September 18, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, Pondering the Message of Caste in the Context of These Times   One of the benefits of retirement is the time to participate in book groups and other gatherings of older folks who are still interested in a wider...
Eight weeks of Increased Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity Lie Ahead

Eight weeks of Increased Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity Lie Ahead

by | Sep 8, 2020 | Future of Heathcare, Health Care Policy in the Wake of COVID-19, Public Health, Racial Inequality, Social Determinants of Health, Strategy, The 2020 election, The Triple Aim, VUCA

  November 3rd lies exactly eight weeks into the future. In the interim we will be in a period of extreme VUCA. If you are a new or casual reader of these postings you may not understand what I am implying by saying it will be a period of extreme VUCA. Even if...
Healthcare Musings For September 4, 2020

Healthcare Musings For September 4, 2020

by | Sep 4, 2020 | Atul Gawande, Covid-19, Donald Trump's management of COVID-19, Featured Post, Paul Romer, Population Health Management, Public Health, Reopening the economy, Social Determinants of Health, The 2020 election, The de emphasis of public health, The importance of testing in pandemic management

September 4, 2020 Dear Interested Readers,   Our Biggest Threat Is Our Incompetence   This is a week when we get a treat. Atul Gawande has published another insightful article built on a position that he has expressed before. On several occasions Gawande has...