Medicine
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhuman.
- Medicaid Expansion And Uncovered Lives: Are People Meaner In The South?
I have lived in a number of places, from New York City to Texas, Illinois to Kansas. Politically and socially there are very different norms that prevail, which are demonstrated by the difference in who we elect and what policies we choose to legislate....
- Justice, Social Justice, Health And Health Care, Part Iv
This is the final installment of four that comprise the Henry A. Withers lecture. The entire talk will be posted as a GoogleDoc, with a link on the left frame. How can physicians and physician organizations be involved in reducing health disparities...
- "the Doctor's Dilemma": Balancing Needs Of Individual Patients And Responsible Stewardship Of Health Resources
. On August 25, 2011, in What is the ethical role for physicians in the "business" of health care?, I cited the commentary of Reuben and Cassel in JAMA “Physician stewardship of health care in an era of finite resources”. They identify the various...
- Quotes For The New Year
. The New Year is a common time to rethink, make resolutions, and in various ways commit to leading a better life. We can do this as individuals and as a society. As far as health is concerned, our individual decisions can and do make a big difference...
- Acting Upon Discrimination In Health Spending
Spending Designs Discriminate Designs for spending send less to counties in most need of care that have populations with multiple dimensions of "left behind." This can be tracked by measuring distributions of Medicare dollars or by measuring workforce...
Medicine
Remembering Dr. King
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhuman.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Medicaid Expansion And Uncovered Lives: Are People Meaner In The South?
I have lived in a number of places, from New York City to Texas, Illinois to Kansas. Politically and socially there are very different norms that prevail, which are demonstrated by the difference in who we elect and what policies we choose to legislate....
- Justice, Social Justice, Health And Health Care, Part Iv
This is the final installment of four that comprise the Henry A. Withers lecture. The entire talk will be posted as a GoogleDoc, with a link on the left frame. How can physicians and physician organizations be involved in reducing health disparities...
- "the Doctor's Dilemma": Balancing Needs Of Individual Patients And Responsible Stewardship Of Health Resources
. On August 25, 2011, in What is the ethical role for physicians in the "business" of health care?, I cited the commentary of Reuben and Cassel in JAMA “Physician stewardship of health care in an era of finite resources”. They identify the various...
- Quotes For The New Year
. The New Year is a common time to rethink, make resolutions, and in various ways commit to leading a better life. We can do this as individuals and as a society. As far as health is concerned, our individual decisions can and do make a big difference...
- Acting Upon Discrimination In Health Spending
Spending Designs Discriminate Designs for spending send less to counties in most need of care that have populations with multiple dimensions of "left behind." This can be tracked by measuring distributions of Medicare dollars or by measuring workforce...