Good reason to hope Yesterday, a former colleague and fellow child of the 60’s asked me to participate on a HHS consensus group exploring caregiving. I responded, "For many of us who were involved in the 60’s, and saw our worst fears realized in the loss of our great leaders, the war and the terrible […]
Author: Mike Magee
Armageddon or brave new world? With the economy in a tailspin and the federal government experiencing a record national debt (about $47,000 owed for every American), Draconian changes in healthcare are on the horizon. The twenty-two months of political campaigning and advertizing have really not given us much insight as to how the presidential candidates will […]
The health care crisis can be traced in part to the marginalization of primary care
An effort to improve our world As we prepare for the upcoming election, many will evaluate the President’s performance over the past eight years. Even President Bush’s greatest critics, however, acknowledge his demonstrated commitment to global health. Perhaps the most notable example of this impressive commitment is the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). […]
A trusted family member or friend should be your advocate Heading to the hospital? Don’t go alone. Knowing exactly what’s going on with your care is critical. Medical mistakes unfortunately do happen in hospitals and shockingly, it is reported that 238,337 patients died from potentially preventable medical errors during 2004 through 2006, according to HealthGrades’ […]
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Food and Energy
Connected at the hip If we Americans really want energy independence, we should take a long hard look at our food system. Believe it or not, second only to automobiles, food consumes the most fossil fuel on a day to day basis — an unbelievable 19% of our total consumption. How is that possible? To answer […]
Will Health 2.0 be compromised by the economic downturn? Nothing focuses the mind like an impending hanging. — Samuel Johnson I’ve been preparing for tomorrow’s 3rd Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco, where I’ll join my pals Matthew, Indu Subaiya, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn and Michael Millenson amid a Who’s-Who cast of health industry luminaries. I spent […]
