by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 8, 2020 | Avoiding the Second Wave, coronavirus, Covid-19, Donald Trump's management of COVID-19, Economic Implications of COVID-19, Featured Post, healthcare finance, Honoring Caregivers in the Fight Against COVID-19, JIm Collins, Pandemic Management, Social Determinants of Health, Social Distancing, The World After COVID-19
May 8, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, It’s a Time for Humility, Caution and Focus on Long Term Improvements. It is Not a Time for Arrogance, Abandon, and the Pursuit of Short Term Gains. It’s hard to know what everyone is thinking, and as a...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 21, 2020 | Atul Gawande, C-19, chronic disease management, coronavirus, Covid-19, diseases of despair, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Future of Heathcare, Pandemic Management, the difficulties of change, The World After COVID-19
Perhaps the most satisfying part of writing is hearing from you. This week I was delighted to hear from two people for whom I have great respect and some past history. One letter was a discussion of what faces us now; how and when to move toward more normal...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 6, 2020 | "If--" by Rudyard Kipling, 2020 Presidential Debates, ACA, Attacks on Roe v. Wade, Bernie Sanders, Covid-19, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, Healthcare as a Right, Joe Biden, Medicare For All, Public Option
March 6, 2020 Dear Interested Reader, What’s Next ? February was a terrible month. Not only were we dazed and confused by the explosion of the coronavirus, or if prefer, Covid-19, followed by the collapse of the stock market, but the Red Sox...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 21, 2020 | Costs, Democratic Presidential Debates, Employer Provided Health Insurance, healthcare finance, out of pocket healthcare costs, Stein's Law, Surprise Medical Bills
February 21, 2020 Dear Interested Readers, Surprise Medical Bills, Another Price Some Must Pay To Have Choice? Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal has a remarkable ability to explain complex issues. Her healthcare credentials are as impressive as her journalistic...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Jan 10, 2020 | ACA, Attack on The ACA Through the Courts, Conservative Values, Costs, Elizabeth Warren's Medicare for All Plan, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, Jonathan Haidt, Liberal Values, Medicare For All, Medicare For All Who Want It, political polarization, Universal Access
10 January 2020 Dear Interested Readers, Do We Need To Better Understanding How Our Values Vary Before We Can Reform Healthcare? I am always excited when I see an interesting article in the “Perspective Section” of the New England Journal of...