Enough Is Enough: America's Public Health Infrastructure Is Under Siege - And It's Time to Say So

PopHealth Week | Healthcare NOW RadioHost: Fred Goldstein, President, Accountable Health, LLC Executive Producer & Co-Host: Gregg Anthony Masters, MPH Episode Theme: "Enough Is Enough" - The Decimation of Public Health Infrastructure, the Rise of Health Quackery, and Why Science Still Matters‍ ‍

"Silence is acceptance. People, speak up." - Gregg Anthony Masters, MPH, closing the episode

Introduction: When Professionals Say Enough‍ ‍

There comes a moment, sometimes quiet, sometimes explosive, when a person who has spent decades navigating institutions, absorbing dysfunction  of ‘managing’ complex enterprises whether health plans or health systems, and advocating for incremental reform simply decides: no more. That moment arrived for Fred Goldstein, President of Accountable Health, LLC, and a recognized voice in population health, managed care, and evidence-based healthcare delivery. On this episode of PopHealth Week, Fred once again stepped into the guest SME (subject matter expert) chair to unpack the essays he published on his PopHealth Pulse and LinkedIn under a title that said everything: "Enough is enough" and “People, Health, Research and Reality”.‍ ‍

His executive producer and co-host for the day, Gregg Anthony Masters, MPH, framed the conversation squarely and without ceremony: this was about the systematic dismantling of …. Continue reading