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Katelyn Jetelina, writing at "Your Local Epidemiologist" made an observation and drew a conclusion that I haven't seen others make.

Substack: I’m ready. - by Katelyn Jetelina

But last night, I saw a STEM wave. More U.S. scientists and physicians ran for state and federal office this cycle than ever before. And many won:

A pediatrician in South Carolina
A public health physician in Michigan
A microbiologist in Georgia
A nuclear engineer in Virginia
A physician and former State Health Officer in Ohio
An ER nurse in Wisconsin
An environmental engineer in Iowa
A mathematician in Illinois
A physician in New Jersey
A pediatrician in California
The United States said clearly: Health matters. Science matters. Integrity matters. Empathy matters. People matter.

But let’s not forget: change matters. Many of these candidates weren’t focused on defense or the status quo. And rightfully so. We cannot go back to 2019. We cannot go back to 2024. The health ecosystem was not working for people. It was built for another time and has failed everyone for years. We need an alternative path forward from the one we’ve been on for the past 20 years, and the one we're on now.

This means it’s time for something bigger than repair. It’s not just about putting the pieces back together; it’s about reimagining what’s possible, and, quite frankly, what’s needed.

Change matters. I listen to a couple of financial/economic podcasts. One of the things that I've heard over the past year or two is that people who are nearing retirement age are continuing to work not so much for the wages as they are for the health benefits. I've read that the history of health benefits being tied to a person's job goes back to WW2. Maybe it made sense then; it doesn't now. Change matters.

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