When it comes to healthcare, the system itself is often sicker than the patients. Even the terminology is misleading. Today, going to the doctor is about sick care more than healthcare. It’s reactive, not proactive. Doctors make after-the-fact interventions, fighting a rearguard battle that’s often inefficient, overpriced, and in certain cases, downright surreal. In the US, for example, fear of liability has doctors spending $210 billion per year on procedures patients don’t need.
