by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 7, 2017 | Bipartisan Healthcare Process, Featured Post, Inequality in Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, the healthcare debate
Living in a “purple state” I often meet interesting people with whom I share some possible connection that both of us choose not to explore because a little superficial exchange quickly reveals that we see the world through the lenses of different political...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 24, 2017 | ACA, Benefits of the ACA, Bipartisan Healthcare Process, History of Healthcare Reform, Politics, Presidential Politics, the healthcare debate, The Triple Aim
Congressional Republicans and the president can’t seem to coordinate their activities to “repeal and replace” the ACA, or get much of anything done. Their inability to deliver on their promise to give the public something better than the ACA is a surprise, since they...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Oct 10, 2017 | 2nd Amendment Rights, Bipartisan Healthcare Process, Featured Post, Healthcare as a Right, Improving the health of the poor, Non Zero
“Keep Your Eyes on the Prize” evolved from a Southern gospel song to become an anthem of the Civil Rights movement of the fifties and sixties. It’s a phrase that frequently pops into my head when I am frustrated with my progress against a goal. It comes to mind now...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Sep 12, 2017 | Competition, Costs, Era 3: the moral era, Lean, The Triple Aim
Is vigorous competition between providers of healthcare likely to be an effective part of our collective efforts to lower the cost of medical care? It would seem likely because there is nothing more fundamental to our American culture than our belief in the benefits...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 15, 2017 | ACO, Bipartisan Healthcare Process, hyperpartisanship, the healthcare debate, The Senate's turn at healthcare reform, The Triple Aim
Last week when I copied and pasted the conclusions in the JAMA article by President Obama I discovered that Google Drive did not know the word “hyperpartisanship.” . Did Google’s ignorance of hyperparisanship suggest that we are experiencing something new?...