What's the Largest Problem in the U.S. Healthcare System?

What's the Largest Problem in the U.S. Healthcare System? (0:17)

Connecting patients to the resources they need to thrive is often impaired by the current healthcare system. HealthMaker James Madara, MD, CEO of the American Medical Association, talks in this video about fragmentation and how it affects wellness.

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I would say that the largest issue in healthcare is fragmentation. People don't get health and wellness, they don't get counselling in centers that are community based and therefore, can't get connected to physicians and other providers this way.

James Madara, MD

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American Medical Association CEO James Madara, MD, says our healthcare system currently is focused on chronic disease management. But it needs shift toward improving health and wellness for disease prevention.

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