We have a disease care system, not a health care system.
“We have a disease care system, not a health care system.”
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We have a disease care system, not a health care system.
“We have a disease care system, not a health care system.”
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“We have a disease care system, not a health care system.”
“We have a fee-for-service system that rewards quantity, not quality: profit-driven care rather than patient-driven care. So doctors order more tests, more procedures, and more drugs - we actually consume more prescription drugs in the U.S. than the rest of the world combined.”
“In the Affordable Care Act, Congress provided access to medical care for nearly 30 million uninsured Americans. Access is critically important, but offering access to an already broken system won't provide a lasting cure. We need to ask and answer the underlying question: Access to what?”
“I don't drink coffee.”
“I landed a job at HBO, working for two years on the 'The Alzheimer's Project,' which aired in May 2009. I was fortunate to work with a great mentor, producer John Hoffman, and the amazing doc filmmaker Susan Froemke.”
“Too often, we rely on other people - whether it be politicians or institutions - to effect change.”
“It's going to take each of us coming together to muster the strength to look in the mirror and ask, 'How can I help create a sustainable health care system for the 21st century?'”
“I want to see a universal health care system.”
“There is no question in my mind that the health care system has to work.”