II. Preface --- A Voice
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Fixing United States Health Care --- Citizen Letters
T Michael White MD
II. Preface --- A Voice
“Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind --- even if your voice shakes.”
Maggie Kuhn
“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.”
Malala Yousafzai
July 4th
Fine Citizens hello.
As I step forward with the critical message --- the conscience, character and will of our fine virtuous citizenry must create, as tax-payer funded infrastructure, a planned United States Health Care System (USHCS) that will, by design, provide our fine citizens universal access to affordable, basic/necessary, compassionate - safe, timely, efficient, effective, equitable/just, patient-centered care (ABC-STEEEP) --- despite three years of preparation, I have found myself struggling to find my voice. After fits and starts, I conclude…
I am at my best when I communicate my carefully considered thoughts directly to
individuals who may care;
Therefore, my instrument for communication will be personal letters to fine citizens like you;
I am cognizant of and comfortable in my own skin --- the ancient, wizened, academic,
administrative and clinical physician who is in the business of advancing our fine
citizens’ universal access to ABC-STEEEP;
Although my messages will at times, by necessity, be disconcertingly alarming, I must and will consistently maintain decent, gentle and kind decorum;
I recognize that some may consider my quest to be hopelessly quixotic. As a card-
carrying subscriber to the Butterfly Wing Effect Theory (tiny influences can dramatically impact outcomes), I accept their perceptions as their incompletely informed realities; and I am not deterred.
From time to time, I will take an author’s prerogative and give (parching) dry humor a
place;
Recognizing that redundancy is a powerful teaching tool, I will, from time to time, allow (hopefully innovative) repetition; and
Most importantly, I will consistently 1) encourage you to regularly forward your wisdom about what I have right, wrong and/or omitted; 2) be delighted to hear from you as your insights will significantly enhance my efforts; and 3) request that If/when a message rings true, you forward it to those you deem may desire to know --- that Butterfly Wing
Effect thing.
Respectfully submitted,
Dr. Mike
Please share your perceptions (your reality) about what I have right, wrong and/or omitted. I will be delighted to hear from you as your insights and wisdom will significantly enhance my efforts. If/when a message rings true, please forward it to those you deem may desire to know. TMWMD
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