The Health Care Industry in the US Is at a Crossroads
A profit-based health care system turns citizens into consumers of medical acts and drugs who are dependent on the insurers that control the money and manage it in their own interest.
A profit-based health care system turns citizens into consumers of medical acts and drugs who are dependent on the insurers that control the money and manage it in their own interest.
As the world faces situations of ever-increasing risk, the reluctance to manage transitions based on fear of what is unknown or simply different will make chaos inevitable.
Successfully addressing social determinants of health — such as access to food, housing and employment — could lead to “the greatest opportunity to advance health in our country in a generation,” according to one expert.