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The ongoing political battle for healthcare
As much as we talk about the importance of changing healthcare policy on this website, there remains the underlying fact…
News - Part 5
Humanizing healthcare
One of the core principles of Occupy Healthcare is that “patients, families and communities should be at the center of…
“Feel Rich – Health is the new wealth”: Moving beyond raising awareness to creating culture change
In our attempts to encourage people to lead healthier lives, we often make the mistake of bombarding them with facts…
Vermont: Everybody In…Well, Not Yet
Free from the tyranny of health insurers combined with the unity of coverage for all sounds a lot like Vermont’s…
Regina Holliday: Truth is Truth to the End of Reckoning
Regina Holliday tweeted earlier: “#occupyhealthcare If you want to find one of the worst ways we are failing the 99%,…
Occupy healthcare and palliative care: Part three – high quality and affordable healthcare lives in palliative care
Returning to my review of palliation and how it can lower cost and improve care for patients with serious illness….
The value of two votes: California’s story
Last month, California came close to passing Senate Bill 810, otherwise known as the Medicare for All bill. It would…
Building a healthier community: An Omaha case study
Building healthy communities is one element of a transformed healthcare system in the U.S. Among other things, healthy communities help…
On the shoulders of giants
Dr. Barbara Starfield died in 2011. For many people, her name will not stand out. For those of us looking…