Tag: Opinion
Primary care doctor: Downside of value-based health care
This May, after I had given a presentation on primary care at a health care summit in the Statehouse, an audience member asked me...
Nonprofits navigating this partisan period
Afraid of partisan rancor, nonprofits are biting their tongues, with divisive politics hindering public policy engagement by social service organizations. This is one of...
3 priorities for Congress in lame-duck session
After a long and brutally divisive election season, federal lawmakers now return to Capitol Hill for the final weeks of the 118th Congress –...
Trump’s plans may spur economic growth; there’s a cost
What does Donald Trump’s return to the White House mean for the U.S. economy?
I believe there are two key areas in particular where Trump’s...
The troubling rise of for-profit hospice care
We have grown numb to headlines about inadequate care and the challenges in our health care system. Patients and communities are forced to suffer...
With partisan feuding, there is a cost to business
Partisan squabbling isn’t just annoying – it’s also bad for business.
That’s what my colleagues and I found in a recent study on how uncertainty...
Dress for success: Fall attire at the office
As the leaves begin to change and the temperature drops, it’s time to update the work wardrobe. Here’s a guide to dressing for the...
After pager explosions, supply chain security matters more than ever
Supply chain professionals woke up to a new world on Sept. 17 after the synchronized explosions of thousands of pagers in Lebanon killed numerous...
Now is the time R.I. must invest in housing, communities
Unsheltered homelessness in Rhode Island has surged nearly 400% over the last five years. In my 30 years of working in housing and homeless...
For ‘indispensable’ foreign doctors, immigration is getting too hard
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a pressing issue: the U.S. health care system is increasingly dependent on immigrant physicians, but it’s becoming harder for aspiring...
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