DOGE is doing less with less by making empty promises about the future to consolidate capital and power right now.
Tag: economics
What’s the deal with the US healthcare system?
The United States (US) healthcare system is a grotesque and ancient monster made of fragmented yet codependent parts. Some pieces are attached purposefully to the frame, intentionally welded in place, and many others are haphazardly stuck on like chewing gum to the sole of a shoe. It is impossible to comprehend this behemoth monstrosity in… Continue reading What’s the deal with the US healthcare system?
We’re all sort of the bad guys
The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has shocked many, bemused some, angered others, and brought all of us back to the decades old habit of lambasting private health insurance companies. There have been jokes about preexisting conditions and prior authorizations, hypocritical reminders from politicians about violence and politics, and patronizing lectures about how insurance… Continue reading We’re all sort of the bad guys
The True Cost of COVID-19
My primary job as a physician is to preserve life. It is not a war with death. There are no weapons or enemies or battlegrounds. My job is a negotiation with death. We sit together, death, the patient, and I, discussing, mediating, talking, crying. I take this part of my job seriously and I am… Continue reading The True Cost of COVID-19
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