Welcome to Lucien’s blog; we have much to celebrate in California’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act and a great deal to discuss and develop.

I’m retired from ITUP (www.itup.org) now and wanted to start a blog with my own perspectives on what lies ahead. I hope you find the ideas useful and will let me know your experiences.

As we all know, the national atmosphere for forward progress is incredibly toxic at the moment. Important opportunities for further progress lie ahead at the state of California level, at the plan and provider levels, and at the county and regional government levels.

I believe we have seven key challenges in front of us. Some of the first postings of this blog will address these challenges and the opportunities to resolve them here.