I converted last month. It was a simple process: no fanfare, no studying or preparation. With the click of a button, I went from being a Democrat to a Republican. 

I’d gone to renew my driver’s license. In addition to confirming my weight, height, eyeglasses, and organ donation status, the online form also asked if I wanted to register to vote or change my party affiliation. There it was: the question I’d been asking myself for the last few years. So why did it take so long to do?

Since the advent of Obamacare, much has been written and discussed about healthcare: how it is changing and the challenges we face now and in the near future. This article is a conversation with a family physician, Dr. Bruce Blumenthal, who has worked on the frontlines for over 30 years and experienced those changes firsthand. Dr. B has seen how the changes in the delivery of direct care have affected both the lives of his patients and the way he himself practices medicine.