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RHR: The Shift from Treatment to Prevention, with Vipul Vyas, Laura Conley, & Pat Charmel
Category: Health
Duration: 00:59:52
Publish Date: 2018-08-08 10:00:13
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In this episode, we discuss:

  • What the U.S. healthcare system focuses on
  • The cost of maintaining this system
  • How conventional medicine got to this point
  • How the healthcare landscape is changing
  • The shift from “sickcare” to true healthcare
  • How employers can help employees manage their health
  • The social factors that impact health

Show notes:

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Chris Kresser:  Vipul, Pat, and Laura, thank you so much for being with me today.

Vipul Vyas:  It’s a pleasure.

Pat Charmel:  Appreciate the opportunity.

Laura Conley:  Thanks, Chris.

Chris Kresser:  So, I’m really looking forward to this conversation. Most of the discussion that I’ve had around this topic has been with people who are working outside of the conventional medical system. And certainly those perspectives are valuable, and I think we all agree that we need to make significant changes to the current system. But what I’ve certainly come to realize over the past several years is that while Functional Medicine on its own can make an impact and people working in private practice and using that model can make a difference to really scale this and have the impact that we need to have on a population health scale, we need to change the system from the inside out. And that's why I'm so excited to have this conversation today.

So let’s start with the first question. Where has healthcare historically focused and what have the traditional economic drivers of healthcare been in the U.S.? Pat, if you could get us started, that would be great, and Vipul and Laura, if you want to jump in, feel free.

What the U.S. healthcare system focuses on

Pat Charmel:  Well, thanks, Chris. Obviously, the U.S. healthcare system has been focused on,
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