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Is the US Healthcare System a "Sick Care" System?

Is the US Healthcare System a "Sick Care" System? (0:48)

Even when prevention is at its best, there will still be some "sick care," explains HealthMaker Herbert Pardes, MD. In this video he discusses the need for more focus on prevention, early intervention and patient involvement.

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There is some truth to that, again you got to watch out, people can give you wrong orders that there has to be a greater of attention to prevention early intervention and particularly important involvement of patients in family populations in their own car. If we're going to get the care system where it's going to be, yes a lot of sick care is done and a lot of sick cares to be necessary where prevention is at it's best because we'll never be able to control everything.

However, there's good movements I think in terms of greater collaboration between provider the patient with [xx]. And I think those all go well and should go forward and I think also it's necessary.