What the U.S. Healthcare System Doesn't Want You to Know, Why, and How You Can Do Something About It

by Kat Lahr

Consumers of healthcare are conditioned to be uninformed and misguided.

Why? Well, the United States healthcare system — health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, specialists, and others — is assembled to keep you sick. They don’t want you to know this because it’s making them very rich.

In fact, we are the only developed nation in the world that allows the health industry to profit, maintaining incentives for providers to keep us sick. This status quo is kept alive by keeping Americans uninformed and exploited for profit. We have been conditioned to not know the inner workings of our healthcare system, and as a result, we are powerless from this abuse of power.

Yet, we can, and should, do something about it. As a form of public service to the uninformed health consumer, which studies show to be 90% of Americans, this powerful and one-of-a-kind exposé provides the data and facts from reputable sources to support these bold conclusions and urges readers to make their own. Then, Kat provides specific opportunities on how to take action in response to revolutionize American medicine.

So, what does the U.S healthcare system not want you to know? You are invited to become informed about what is being covered-up.

Discussion notes are available for book clubs and reading groups at www.toerrishealthcare.com/for-book-clubs

239 pages, Paperback

Published November 14, 2019

About the author

WHO I AM
Writer, Researcher, Educator, Supporter of Social Change, Health Advocate, Spiritual Scientist & Avid Thinker About Life

WHAT I DO
I promote the practice of strategic awareness by creating both physical and online content and spaces to educate, recognize our inherent problems, express our unique purpose, and synergize to connect what is working in the world to advance humanity.

WHY I'M HERE
I believe that each person and organization has a unique role as part of a wider global community to create a peaceful, sustainable, loving presence on Earth, but we cannot begin to play that role until we become more mindful and aware of who we are, and what we want.

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Reviews

[Sara Marshall · Rating 2 out of 5]

It Had Potential

I began reading this book as a response to a request for readers to review this book. I thought that the book seemed interesting, and the sample I read from the Kindle Bookstore was enough for me to purchase the book to find out more. I had a very open mind going in, and was interested in learning more about the healthcare system.

The book started out strong with well presented facts, sources, charts and a position that was pro universal healthcare – a topic I had not given much thought to. In the first three chapters, I was presented with some very strong points, which drew me into reading the rest of the book; I enjoyed it. However, upon reaching chapter four this changed. This is when an interesting ethical argument came into the picture that I was not in total agreement with. I kept on reading though, and chalked it up to a difference in option. But it just got worse from there. Chapter five addressed fiscal responsibility and read more like an attack on the higher earners of society. It seemed incredibly biased, and came from a place of anger instead of professionalism. Within this chapter there were several aspects of the argument that were under researched and it showed. From there, chapter six went into addressing and believing in conspiracy theories about the healthcare industries keeping us sick, and sources for arguments began to drop off. When reading it, it seemed like the author began to spiral and become angry and less objective or professional in her writing. After that it was pure speculation with unfounded ways to keep and stay healthy based on her experiences which were to be accepted without scientific proof. The last two chapters had a few good points about where to find more information about your healthcare system based on new laws that have been in place, but it was deeply buried in the rant-written opinions from the author.

Overall, I had really high hopes for the book. The first three chapters were well written, well researched and made a good argument for a universal healthcare system, or for the very least the need for some sort of improvement. If it was left there, it would have received a three or even four star review. However, after continuing reading I became deeply disappointed with the book. With the author being a professor in this topic I would have hoped for more professionalism and more supporting, unbiased research to support her claims. I did not see this, and it deeply detracts from the effectiveness of the book. With that in mind, I am leaving it at a two-star review with the comments that the first three chapters are informative, but I would not recommend this to a friend, anyone wanted to take an objective look at the healthcare system or to anyone who wants to learn more about what the healthcare system doesn’t want you to know.

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book and was excited to see that all of the items are fact based, with a lot of provided examples. The author clearly states at the beginning that this is intended to start conversations and not necessarily provide the solutions. The author does however provide viewpoints on where the problems seem to be (based on experiences, education, and most importantly publicly available information).

A would disagree with other reviews that point to conspiracy theories or attacking the 1%ers. I feel that the author is pointing out that there is always an argument that healthcare is expensive and that cost is past on to the consumer but the reality is that while healthcare is expensive those providing the healthcare are profiting immensely by a system setup to be too complicated to control and too disparate to accurately monitor.

If you "read between the lines" the author is really saying, be your own advocate for yourself and your family. Do what makes the most sense for you and that may involve reaching out to elected officials, leaders at your employer, or people at the healthcare providers to ask questions. The only way to invoke change or get clarity, is to start with a simple question.