The trouble is not with the health care system but the sick care system
The Sick Care System
It is always important to begin at the beginning. The fact of the matter is there is nothing wrong with the healthcare system in this country. The Physicians, Nurses, Dietitians, Physical Therapists, Pharmacists and other professionals who work in the system truly are the best trained and most proficient practitioners in the world. And so long as you remain healthy the system works perfectly.
The problem is the sick care system. Once you need to use it then you are in trouble. To be even more specific it the business component of the sick care system that is broken. I have been annoyed by the tenor of the entire healthcare debate being focused on care and access when the issue is a byzantine payment system that penalizes a person for being healthy by overcharging for premiums, confuses a person when they are physically compromised by disease and often makes the billing department seem more important than the operating room.
It begs the fundamental question: What is Insurance? The textbook definition is a promise of compensation for specific potential future losses in exchange for a periodic payment. Insurance is designed to protect the financial well-being of an individual, company or other entity in the case of unexpected loss. For any of us who have had to use the system for ourselves or a loved one the more apt definition would be pay the least amount of the claim over the longest period of time possible.
Insurance companies count on patients not following through to make sure their benefits are being applied appropriately. From the patient or caregiver’s perspective, the paperwork, phone calls and follow up associated with medical expenses can be extremely overwhelming and time consuming. It is obvious help is needed, thus enabling you to be more productive with your other responsibilities. There is no reason for the cost of regaining your health should be the risk of losing your accrued wealth.
About the Author:
Among his professional associations are memberships in Legatus, The League for Business Ethics, The American College of HealthCare Executives, The Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, Fellow, North American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Joe lives in Oak Park, Illinois. He was educated at Villanova University and the University of Pennsylvania.
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