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Reproductive health is a hot-button issue once again following the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. Last month, I wanted to know where you stand on the personal, legal and societal [...]

TEDx is a regionalized conference that showcases “ideas worth spreading.” I had the honor to speak at the most recent event in Davenport, Iowa, hosted by Andrea Olsen, an outstanding and [...]

Since speaking at the World Hospital Congress in Brisbane, Australia four years ago, I’ve kept a close eye on the country’s healthcare developments. In recent years—in Australia as in America—the [...]

“What’s on your plate these days?” If you asked a physician this question, the most likely response would be: “What isn’t?” Doctors feel increasingly overwhelmed by an ever-growing task list that [...]

In recent years, Direct Primary Care (DPC) has been the most talked-about and innovative healthcare delivery model in the United States. At the Hint Summit in Denver this week, DPC clinicians, [...]

The fields of construction and healthcare hardly seem similar on the surface. One leads to new bridges and airports. The other aims to keep hearts beating and bodies moving. But beneath the [...]

Business leaders want the best healthcare for their employees at reasonable prices. But to make that happen, employers must first understand what they’re up against and untangle the Gordian knot [...]

All healthcare is local (or so they say). Last month, I asked readers of my monthly newsletter how American medicine stacks up to other nations. Are we leading the world or can we be doing [...]

The FDA and CDC approved a second booster for Americans over the age of 50, however, both organizations stopped short of recommending it for everyone who’s eligible. As a result, people are [...]

Last month, we returned to some of the most interesting and controversial questions of the past year, each inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic. With the survey now complete, check out the [...]

It has been a long winter for many Americans. With spring right around the corner, the allure of air travel is in full bloom. Last month’s survey asked readers of this newsletter about [...]

 I was heartened this week to see so many passionate and caring people gathered together to solve one of healthcare’s most pressing challenges: physician burnout. At the Healthcare Burnout [...]

The January 2022 reader poll asked for opinions about the best ways to manage the highly transmissible variant, which now accounts for 99% of all new cases in the United States. Here are the [...]

Back in March 2020 at the onset of the pandemic, and again in April, I asked readers of this newsletter to quantify their concern over the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The results showed a [...]

Throughout his presidential campaign and time in office, Joe Biden has made a lot of healthcare promises and outlined a wide variety of healthcare priorities for his administration. Anyone paying [...]

“Change definitely will be happening. And change happening will be difficult.” That’s the message I delivered at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Annual Meeting in [...]