Late Night Health

The US healthcare system is in sad shape…and no, Obamacare did not cause it. Nor will Trumpcare fix it. Both plans are flawed and unsustainable. The United States spends over $3 trillion per year on healthcare…almost $1 out of every $5 spent in the US is on healthcare. However we don’t have much to show for it. How bad is the US healthcare system? Here is a quick quiz for you to see if you can tell…Who has better healthcare outcomes the USA or the war-torn country of Serbia? FACT: According to the World Health Organization the United States has worse health outcomes (status) then war-torn Serbia! There are many pieces of the healthcare system that are broken including:The fee for service model of care. There is no relationship between cost of healthcare services and better health outcomes. The hospital “charge master” rates for surgeries and procedures- often times can be 300 to 400% more than what Medicare charges.Medical schools are not teaching doctors how to practice lifestyle medicine to keep pati