occupy
Humanizing healthcare
One of the core principles of Occupy Healthcare is that “patients, families and communities should be at the center of…
Category: Innovation - Part 2
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…
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…
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…
Creating a new “whole person” healthcare system
“Between April 2010 and March 2011, about 200 people across the state who were so mentally ill they posed a…
Healthcare and revolution – Who’s afraid of Cuba?
I’m tired of hearing about the next new revolutionary drug that’s going to change the face of medicine. I’m tired…