Medicine and Social Justice

My book, "Health, Medicine and Justice: Designing a fair and equitable healthcare system", is out and and widely available! Medicine and Social Justice will have periodic postings of my comments on issues related to, well, Medicine, and Social Justice, and Medicine and Social Justice. It will also look at Health, Workforce, health systems, and some national and global priorities

Thursday, February 26, 2026

The problem with the US healthcare 'system': THE INSATIABLE PURSUIT OF EVER MORE MONEY BY CORPORATIONS AND WALL ST.

That the US health system is (to quote the opening of an important book*) “broken”, is obvious to almost everyone. It’s a mess. Even calling...

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Red, Blue and Purple Redux: Don't let them divide and conquer!

I wrote Red, Blue, and Purple: The Math of Health Care Spending back on Oct 20, 2009, and have referred to it several times since. It is im...

Friday, January 9, 2026

More residency slots: Good, but not going to solve the primary care shortage...

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS, recently announced that it will be funding an additional 440 residency positions in 135 ...

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Yes, Rep. Van Drew, there IS a solution!

This piece appeared in the Arizona Star opinion section, Dec 30, 2025 A headline in the Star on December 27 is “Out-of-pocket-pain means...

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Josh Freeman: "The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much. It is whether we provide enough for those who have little." -- FDR

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