What does the Affordable Care Act ruling mean to St. Luke’s Health System? First of all, it means that all the hard work, time, and effort that our boards, physicians, employees and leaders have devoted to our vision of transforming health care by aligning with physicians and other providers to deliver integrated, seamless, and patient-centered quality [...]
On my blog in March, I explained the elements of the health care reform law challenge. There were basically four questions before the Supreme Court: Is the “individual mandate,” the minimum coverage provision, unconstitutional? If the “individual mandate” is unconstitutional, can the other parts of the law be left in place, or must the entire [...]
This post has been updated, and includes a link to the ruling … The Supreme Court’s surprising decision to analyze the constitutionality of the individual mandate under the taxing power, rather than the Commerce Clause, established that the individual mandate is constitutional as a valid exercise of the government’s taxing power. Now that the court [...]
I had the great pleasure recently of sitting down with E. E. “Gil” Gilbertson and Ed Dahlberg, the two chief executive officers who preceded me at the helm of St. Luke’s. On the eve of our sixth anniversary as St. Luke’s Health System, and in the spirit of the timeless and compelling vision that St. [...]
Last week on my blog, I had the chance to introduce some of the members of our System leadership team. I’d like to spotlight other key leaders today. As we prepare to mark the sixth anniversary of St. Luke’s Health System, I’m particularly grateful for those who were here before me and have done so [...]
I’ve said at employee and board forums and elsewhere that while we certainly have a health care crisis now, I am worried that the worst is yet to come. I’ve expressed two specific concerns: the expansion of Medicaid and consequent access problems, and the disease burden coming our way as children get older, given our [...]
As we prepare to celebrate the sixth anniversary of our System near the end of this month, I want to recognize those leaders who were here before me and have done so much toward our transformation. Since there are so many great team members to recognize, I’m doing a three-part acknowledgement. Parts two and three [...]
Wearing my best man of steel ensemble, I joined all the other superheroes June 1 for the 20th annual Kid for a Night. This wildly popular annual party raises funds for St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital, and gives adults a really good reason to dress in their capes and tights. I joined a slew of Batmen and [...]
Dr. Samantha Collier wrote the following piece in response to employee interests expressed during our recent spring forum site visits. Upcoming guest bloggers will include many members of our leadership team, and you are always invited to share your thoughts and ideas with me. I appreciate your time and dedication to transforming health care! One of my television idols [...]
