Health care in American is on life support, and the future is uncharted
At this time in history, it may serve us well to reflect on the tortuous past, the harrowing present and the unpredictable future of health care in America.
First and foremost we must recognize we do not have “a health care system” — rather our health care is delivered in an uncoordinated, misaligned and exorbitantly expensive fashion. For example, 1 in 5 Medicare patients are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge, …