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An American Sickness

10 min read 14 min listen Narrated by Sam
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What’s it about?

A doctor's exposé of how American healthcare became a profit-driven system that overcharges, under-delivers, and leaves patients financially devastated.

You’ll learn

  • Healthcare pricing is arbitrary and hidden
  • Fee-for-service incentivizes volume over value
  • Consolidation drives up costs, not quality
  • Patients must become aggressive self-advocates