Why don't doctors use more preventative healthcare?

All of the doctors I know are genuinely interested in helping their patients. However, since we’re trained to use drugs and surgery but not lifestyle interventions and preventive approaches, and we’re reimbursed to use drugs and surgery but not lifestyle interventions and preventive approaches, it’s not surprising that most physicians rely primarily on drugs and surgery. As the pressures of managed care cause doctors to spend less and less time with more and more patients, there is not enough time to talk about diet and lifestyle issues. This is profoundly unsatisfying for both doctors and patients.

Thus, at a time when the limitations and unaffordable costs of high-tech interventions such as angioplasty and stents are becoming better- documented, the power of and cost savings from low-tech interventions are also becoming clearer - when they are most needed.

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