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Here’s a brilliant insider piece in the New Yorker. Dr. Karen Kinsell provides an insight into Obamacare and Trumpcare in Rural Georgia.

Source: A Doctor’s View of Obamacare and Trumpcare from Rural Georgia | The New Yorker

The bottom line is that both systems fail to treat the poor of Rural Georgia, with perhaps Trumpcare being slightly worse in Kinsell’s view.

Clearly, Rural Georgia needs effective public healthcare. Surely Trumpcare needs to seize the initiative and leverage best-practice in public healthcare in countries like Germany, France, Italy or Singapore? Once upon a time, the UK’s NHS was the gold standard in public healthcare but it’s been abused, is unreformed, compares poorly to international benchmarks, and offers questionable value for money.

Thoughts?

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This is a thoughtful read from the New Yorker. It reminds us that the problem with technological evolution is that it is under our control, and we don’t always make the best decisions.

As Technology Gets Better, Will Society Get Worse? – The New Yorker

It’s important to remember that technology is an enabler but not normally strategic.

Remember, when technology and its sponsors lead, the cards will eventually come crashing down.

For much of my career, I specialized in delivering radical change, often with Best of Breed or Best Practice technology solutions. Time and time again, I saw directors support big technology programs and eventually they impaled their careers. A large part of the problem emanates from unscrupulous consultants sell false promises.

Be a technology realist, like me.

Thoughts?