In the Aftermath of Trumpcare
Content warnings: 1) Health/care/insurance 2) Long 3) Mostly facts plus some opinions which are my own and not my employer’s. In the past 48 hours I have been visited, called and messaged by numerous friends, family and colleagues to discuss not only an autopsy of the Trumpcare debacle but also, encouragingly, a desire to understand the complexity and explore ideas on a way forward for our country. One thing is for sure – improving the health of America will not happen through sound bites from anyone, even accurate ones. Critical thinking and honest dialogue are our only hopes. Furthermore, we all come at this complicated topic from the lens of our own life experience and values. My own career context includes studying the science behind population health, the great privilege of providing hands-on care to all ages as a family physician (and teaching others), helping to steer and operate non-profit community health sy...