Log

I run a health care consulting practice and build software for the people who make Medi‑Cal work. This is the personal side, where I show the work.

Notes from the bench, longer writing, and what’s on the speakers.

Richard’s teardrop Weissenborn lap steel, lying on the deskRichard’s TV Yellow Les Paul Junior, lying on the desk

Log

Modeled my iPod mini in Blender so it could sit on this page. The screen underneath is 138 by 110 pixels, same as the real one.

Close-up of the iPod mini render, its screen showing Now Playing, Either Way by WilcoClose-up of the iPod mini render, its screen showing Now Playing, Either Way by Wilco
Posted from San Francisco

Ran a $5 model shootout before switching. The new model pulled 1,479 metrics from a 375‑page board packet for $3.11.

Three health plans went quiet this summer. They hadn’t; the scraper had. Now the pipeline fails loudly.

Taught my meeting notetaker to join Teams. Microsoft flagged it as a suspected threat.

Writing

In draft

In draft
My agents run on two Mac minis
The $3 model that beat the $7 one
Reading 380 board packets so you don’t have to

Projects

Medicaid Insightsmedicaidinsights.ai

Reads every Medi‑Cal plan’s board packets and turns them into a searchable record of what plans are deciding.

Kit

A small crew of AI agents on two Mac minis that run my morning brief, inbox and follow‑ups.

Meeting notetaker

Joins Zoom and Teams calls on its own, records them, and writes the notes.

This site

Astro, Blender, and an iPod from 2005.

Music

Last playedEither WayWilco

Enter selects, Escape goes back a level like the Menu button, the up and down arrows scroll, the left and right arrows change tracks, and P plays or pauses.

Last played: Either Way by Wilco.

About

Ink sketch of Richard

I’m Richard. I run Insight Healthcare Advisors, which helps health plans and community providers make Medi‑Cal programs work, and I build software under Insight Research Group. I live in San Francisco.