Has Healthcare Become a Commodity?
The key is developing a system to reward efficient care.
In the last couple of years, there have been two major problems with U.S. healthcare. First, we had almost 50 million uninsured people who were essentially unable to access healthcare. Studies confirmed that these uninsured did not receive preventive care and often didn’t get urgent care when needed. When they did get care, society paid—either through higher premiums or special taxes for uncompensated care. According to authors of healthcare legislation, this problem was largely solved by health reform. Read More
On the Mend: Revolutionizing Healthcare to Save Lives and Transform the Industry
John Toussaint, MD and Roger A. Gerard, PhD
