Mike Critelli Blog

One day a year, we should honor those workers who do ordinary jobs extremely well

I continue to be disappointed by the incompleteness of the discussion of issues in the national health care debate.

In the last few weeks I have found myself on the campuses of many colleges and universities.

This past week, I spent a lot of time driving in various parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. I hit horrific traffic problems, which is not surprising to anyone who has spent time in areas like Boston, New York, or Philadelphia.

The more I have studied the issue of obesity, the more convinced I am that one of the highest leverage points in attacking the problem is getting agricultural food subsidies changed.

Recently, the Partnership for Prevention, an organization that is trying to promote prevention and wellness as key health care strategies, issued a report entitled A National Profile on Use, Disparities, and Health Benefits.

One of my commitments to readers of this blog is to “see a different game.”  At times, that involves linking seemingly unrelated events and experiences.

I just attended the annual conference of the National Urban League in St. Louis. I have been on the NUL Board for 10 years, and just completed a nearly five-year stint as its Chairman.

Like everyone else traveling in the Northeast corridor or in any other big city around the country, I experience unexpected and long delays because of traffic congestion. 

I am often asked about how we can be such passionate advocates for employer-based health plans, and, in particular, how we can actually operate in-house clinics with staff physicians.