by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 24, 2026 | 2026 midterm elections, Featured Post, Iran War, MAHA, Politics and Healthcare, Project 2025, RFK Jr., Thomas Edsall, Trump Derangement Syndrome
April 24, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, MAHA and Other Healthcare Concerns One underdeveloped component of my personal version of “Trump Derangement Syndrome” has been my failure to provide an in-depth discussion of the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again)...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 17, 2026 | A personal history, ACA, Bipartisan Healthcare Process, Boston Marathon, Chapter 224, Featured Post, Health Policy Commission, History of Healthcare Reform, Martha Bebinger, Romneycare, The Triple Aim
April 17, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, A Celebration of a Past Victory In a Time of Great Concern There was an unusual gathering this past Monday at historic Faneuil Hall on Boston’s waterfront. The current governor of Massachusetts, Maura Healey,...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 27, 2026 | Corporatization of U.S. Healthcare, Crossing the Quality Chasm, David Brooks, Featured Post, Future of Heathcare, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, hospital closings in rural America, Iran War, Jamelle Bouie, narcissistic sociopath, New England Journal of Medicine, Politics and Healthcare, President Trump, private equity purchases in healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, Steward Health Care, The future of healthcare under Trump, The Triple Aim, VUCA
March 27, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, Private Equity in Healthcare Is the Wrong Road to High-Quality, Universal, Equitable, Affordable, and Sustainable Healthcare. I must remind myself every week that the intended purpose of this weekly letter is to...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 20, 2026 | 2026 mid term elections, a personal testimony, A. E. Housman, ACA market subsidies, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Don Berwick, Dr. Robert Ebert, Featured Post, Fee for service payment, Harvard Community Health Plan, Iran War, Peter Baker, Social Determinants of Health, The Triple Aim, Trump's anger
March 20, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, Healthcare In The Midst of the President’s Chaos and Anger As a White House correspondent for the New York Times since 2008, and for 20 years before that for the Washington Post, Peter Baker has been a close...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Mar 13, 2026 | 2026 mid term elections, ACA market subsidies, Featured Post, healthcare under Trump, Heather Cox Richardson, Nicholas Kristof, Politics and Healthcare, President Eisenhower, Social Determinants of Health, Thomas Friedman, Trump's chaos strategy, War in Iran
March 13, 2026 Dear Interested Readers, How Wisely Is The President Spending Our Resources? About an hour and a half after last week’s letter was published, Michael, a retired physician, good friend, and regular reader, posted the comment: Funny,...
