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…
News - Part 6
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…
The “Money Pit”
It is impossible to get away from conversations on healthcare without talking about money. There is good reason for this….
Unicorns, my anus*, and healthcare for all: Three things adults don’t discuss in polite conversation
“I’d like socialized medicine. Of course I’d also like Unicorns to fall out of my anus*; but today, all I…
No more “partialty” care in healthcare: Fighting fragmentation at the clinical level
We are rerunning this post as more and more news events are drawing the attention to healthcare costs. Let us…
Healthcare policy, politics, and Medicaid
Medicaid has a critically important role within the expansion of healthcare as spelled out in the Patient Protection and Affordable…
An unbalanced, unfair system–a case study (N=1)
About six weeks ago, while in clinic, I developed pain in my stomach–specifically, in my right upper quadrant, just below…
How well do you know Grand Junction, Colorado?
Grand Junction, Colorado has important lessons to teach the country about healthcare. These lessons have very real and practical implications…