Guest Post by Michael Stehney, M.D., M.P.H. Wow, your blog is impressive! I’m amazed at how deeply you’ve delved into this convoluted business of healthcare reform, and how broad your thinking is. Not just issues like cost-benefit and quality, but political, cultural, ethical, and moral questions as well. So my basic critique comes down to … Continue reading Commentary on “We Need Empathy”
Author: Duncan S. MacLean MD
Healthcare Reform: We Need Empathy, Not Just Ideas and Idealism
“Then a journeying Samaritan came to wounded man and, having seen, ἐσπλαγχνίσθη” – literally was moved in his guts, esplagchnisthe. (This is my translation, with the help of cross-textual resource.) We know the rest of the story. The Good Samaritan took action to mobilize healthcare for the wounded man. What will move us in our … Continue reading Healthcare Reform: We Need Empathy, Not Just Ideas and Idealism
U.S. healthcare system full of ‘financial pollution’ — Scientific Inquirer re-blog
Financial pollution arises when exorbitant or unnecessary healthcare spending depletes resources needed for the wellbeing of the population. This is the subject of a JAMA Health Forum Insight co-authored by researchers in the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School. The Insight was published in the March 8, 2021 issue […]U.S. … Continue reading U.S. healthcare system full of ‘financial pollution’ — Scientific Inquirer re-blog
Waldman’s Simple Solution to the Complex Problem of Healthcare
Deane Waldman MD, MBA, has a simple solution to healthcare reform: StatesCare and market-based medicine. His rallying cry is to get the federal government completely out of healthcare. This post will acknowledge that many of his ideas do have some merit. But it will argue that his key message – less government -- is hollowly … Continue reading Waldman’s Simple Solution to the Complex Problem of Healthcare
Re-Blog: NEJM’s Fundamentals of U.S. Health Policy, Part 7b: Dr. Chistensen’s Commentary on Creating a More Efficient Delivery System
I am happy to re-blog this post from fellow blogger Taylor Christensen MD, PhD. His basic point is well taken: The U.S. healthcare system could benefit from more competition. His corollary is that in at least a few cases, healthcare purchases should not be left to a competitive market. Two points that I would add … Continue reading Re-Blog: NEJM’s Fundamentals of U.S. Health Policy, Part 7b: Dr. Chistensen’s Commentary on Creating a More Efficient Delivery System
Fixing U.S. Healthcare 