Mike Magee When he assumed the role on June 13, 2023, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH focused on inequities in health care as a top priority for his year in office. In a memorable opening that day in Chicago, the Wisconsin anesthesiologist shared a personal mission with 700 AMA delegates centered on his then 4 […]
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Health Politics was one of the nation’s first health video blogs produced in the US. It’s Executive Producer, Mike Magee MD, managed the online publication of 188 referenced publications between 2004 and 2008. The archive in print form is available below. Video programs also available at: http://www.youtube.com/user/healthpolitics Taking Control of Portion Sizes 6/20/2007 When will […]
Mike Magee Despite Trump’s recent renewed pledge to once again take on Obamacare, most Republican leaders understand that opposing the increasingly popular program is political suicide. Experts have repeatedly advised the opposite, as we move slowly and incrementally toward “universalism in conjunction with simple source funding,” A brief summary of the past history helps refresh […]
Mike Magee As Thanksgiving Day approaches, let’s give thanks for the study of history, in part because it reminds us that Trumpian words like “vermin” have been used before and serve to alert the human race that we have entered the danger zone. One President who understood the power of words more than many others […]
Mike Magee In George Packer’s classic 2013 New Yorker article titled “Change the World: Silicon Valley transfers its slogans – and its money – to the realm of politics,” there is a passage worth a careful reread now a decade latter. Packer shares an encounter with a 20-something techie critiquing his young colleagues who said, […]
The following collection of pieces, gathered over the past three years, makes the case that a healthy participatory democracy relies heavily on the presence of an equitable, affordable, accessible, and high-quality health system. This suggests that the professional health workforce – doctors, nurses, and more – are “practitioners of democracy.” Their collective compassion, understanding and […]
Mike Magee We all need affirmation and encouragement. That is why I was so grateful to receive a range of positive feedback on Hcom’s recent focus on the role of health professional oaths in supporting the foundations of democracy. One global health care leader wrote, “Thank you for your message and all the lovely pieces […]
