My latest post for Change.org is up, and I talk about my discomfort with the medical marijuana movement, and how there’s a plant I would much rather see legalized: I would be more comfortable — and supportive — if marijuana were the basis of numerous drugs currently used as medicine. Or if it had a [...]
Thu, June 3 2010 » 1, Uncategorized » No Comments
I stayed up through the first round of voting last night – a late one for me – and went to bed knowing I would wake up in a much-improved America. A lot of the reforms will take a while to get here, but they will get here, and our lives will be better for [...]
Mon, March 22 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments
It feels like an alien is about to pop out of your guts. You think I’m exaggerating? You have no idea. Before I get to that, I want to clear my tabs in this last post of the year. First, you should read Bob Herbert’s op-ed about the Senate’s plan to fund health care by [...]
Thu, December 31 2009 » Uncategorized » 3 Comments
I haven’t posted about health care reform in a while – partly because I’ve been distracted, partly because I’ve been waiting to see how things shake out in the Senate. Now that I am not so distracted, I discover things have been not so good. For starters, the Senate bill never had a strong public [...]
Thu, December 17 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Stargirl65 commented on my post about guaranteed sick leave, laying out two concerns she has. First: I agree that people should be paid for sick time but I am concerned that some employees will abuse the situation. Second: My other concern would be the paperwork that comes with this. I had a patient that missed [...]
Wed, November 18 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
As a complement to yesterday’s post, and perhaps a bit of counterpoint, let me recommend a movie called Music Within. I caught the first half of it this morning, which reminded me to write about it. The film is based on the life story of Richard Pimentel, a talented public speaker who was deafened by [...]
Thu, November 12 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
The House health care reform bill will go to a vote tomorrow – yes, Saturday. The House has put forward a good bill – not perfect, but still pretty good – and the vote might be close. Your Representative needs to hear from you today. Even if you have never called before – especially – [...]
Fri, November 6 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Kairol has done an excellent job hosting Patients for A Moment at Everything Changes. I see some familiar names and a few new ones, which is great. I plan to spend a few free minutes later on perusing the submissions. For those of us still suffering from Pinkness envy, Slate has an Explainer on how [...]
Wed, November 4 2009 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
Last week, about midway through my bout with the flu, I woke up to an empty cupboard. Well, not “empty” exactly – but out of breakfast foods. And since I didn’t have the energy to comb my hair, much less fry pancakes, I was forced out into the wild. Fortunately, “the wild” includes a Dunkin’ [...]
Wed, October 28 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
I write a lot of posts critical of “tort reform”, because it’s often a bad idea. In fact, it’s often the same bad idea, over and over again: damages caps, which don’t help doctors and punish patients. That said, I will be the first to admit that our approach to malpractice needs serious reform. If [...]
Fri, October 23 2009 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
A novel crime against decency by Duncan Cross
