By Christian John Lillis The Worst Thing Tuesday, April 21, 2010, was the worst day of my life. My cell startled me from half-sleep at 6:03 a.m. I was dreading this call. “Hello.” It was my mother’s surgeon telling me that the worst had come to pass and I had …
Whatever your political persuasion, we hope you’ll agree that the media has relentlessly focused on the individual mandate to the near exclusion of other aspects of the law, including important elements related to patient safety and healthcare associate infections like C. diff. Our co-founder and director, Christian John Lillis, wrote the piece to highlight the dearth of discussion on these aspects of the law and to raise awareness of the dangers inherent in throwing out the aspects of the law that serve public health along with the parts that are less politically palatable.
By Christian John Lillis As the Supreme Court deliberates the Affordable Care Act, Americans should take a closer look at the commonsense reforms embedded in the law, including those that strengthen public health. Fixation on the law’s individual mandate has overlooked the law’s very important benefits for public health. Lost …
