Clarence Jones

And then there is, they want the government in the examining room with me with my doctor. You know, it's that kind of thing. And our system is so complicated. And I don't know how, is there a way for us to sort of at least put the buckets out there so that people have a better understanding? Because clearly politics influences our health in so many ways.

And then there is, they want the government in the examining room with me with my doctor. You know, it's that kind of thing. And our system is so complicated. And I don't know how, is there a way for us to sort of at least put the buckets out there so that people have a better understanding? Because clearly politics influences our health in so many ways.

And everybody always thinks with doctors and stuff, But as we know from our research, it's housing, right? Just housing availability. It's nutrition availability. It's education. It's where you put the incinerator, right, in which neighborhood.

And everybody always thinks with doctors and stuff, But as we know from our research, it's housing, right? Just housing availability. It's nutrition availability. It's education. It's where you put the incinerator, right, in which neighborhood.

And we know what happens politically in which neighborhoods, oftentimes things that impact people who typically don't have much voice or influence or power. And how do you, you know, how do you break, you know, is there a way for us to actually have a conversation that breaks it down?

And we know what happens politically in which neighborhoods, oftentimes things that impact people who typically don't have much voice or influence or power. And how do you, you know, how do you break, you know, is there a way for us to actually have a conversation that breaks it down?

And also, I always think of, you know, what can I, as a citizen of Minneapolis, is there something that I can get engaged with to move things forward? And, you know, people oftentimes focus on particular issues that impact And there are so many to deal with that does that get diluted so that the end result is that we always have the status quo or things.

And also, I always think of, you know, what can I, as a citizen of Minneapolis, is there something that I can get engaged with to move things forward? And, you know, people oftentimes focus on particular issues that impact And there are so many to deal with that does that get diluted so that the end result is that we always have the status quo or things.

It's so hard to kind of move things forward. And I'll kind of defer to, you know, some of that because you've had more experience certainly in the community sectors and public health sectors than I have. Let me ask this.

It's so hard to kind of move things forward. And I'll kind of defer to, you know, some of that because you've had more experience certainly in the community sectors and public health sectors than I have. Let me ask this.

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It's not necessarily a direct way But indirectly, I mean, just looking at what has happened in Minnesota from the 50 years that I was, you know, kind of becoming a doctor and in practice, you've basically, what have we seen? We've seen the disappearance. I mean, when I started, it was mostly little practices. You know, physicians and communities and what has happened over time, again, because of

It's not necessarily a direct way But indirectly, I mean, just looking at what has happened in Minnesota from the 50 years that I was, you know, kind of becoming a doctor and in practice, you've basically, what have we seen? We've seen the disappearance. I mean, when I started, it was mostly little practices. You know, physicians and communities and what has happened over time, again, because of

the system that we have, which is more private oriented, we've just had more and more consolidation. And the role that government plays with the private insurance industry and the systems that have developed is just whether there's sort of monopoly issues or trade issues or

the system that we have, which is more private oriented, we've just had more and more consolidation. And the role that government plays with the private insurance industry and the systems that have developed is just whether there's sort of monopoly issues or trade issues or

anti-competitiveness, but in healthcare, it doesn't, it seems like right now in either the Twin Cities or in Minnesota, there's literally just a handful of systems that are probably, now they may be nonprofit companies, okay, but there's a handful of systems that control access to, again, I didn't do the research, but it's a tremendous amount on a percentage-wise of the care that's provided.

anti-competitiveness, but in healthcare, it doesn't, it seems like right now in either the Twin Cities or in Minnesota, there's literally just a handful of systems that are probably, now they may be nonprofit companies, okay, but there's a handful of systems that control access to, again, I didn't do the research, but it's a tremendous amount on a percentage-wise of the care that's provided.

They're the ones that dictate the access, but does government? What's been happening? We've seen, I think in some ways, it's more of an issue in rural communities where multiple hospitals close and the access becomes harder and harder.

They're the ones that dictate the access, but does government? What's been happening? We've seen, I think in some ways, it's more of an issue in rural communities where multiple hospitals close and the access becomes harder and harder.