Dr. Michael J. Young, a physician for 3 decades sheds light on the current debacle of the medical health delivery system in America. His powerful book is an important message and honest look behind and around the process of health care delivery, from the perspective of both patient and provider. The book examines and reviews how one experiences medical treatment from both sides of the table. The … The significant obstacles patients endure, as well as the exasperation many of the truly dedicated medical professionals feel, has been assessed. The controlling arrogance of the insurance industry and the clout pharmaceutical companies have over us have just become overwhelming. Dr. Young recalls a time in his 30 year medical practice when these industries worked with, and for, us. Today, they appear to be the opposition. Patients have essentially no control and doctors have lost the ability to direct their own profession. Profit-driven corporations dictate how our care is now governed. Dr. Young’s experiences and commentary help to open the door for a well-needed dialogue about this difficult situation.
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Nothing in today’s world is more important than your health and the health care of your loved ones. Political victories were won in the 2018 election based on this one subject in our economy making this book a timely and urgent read.
Dr. Michael J. Young, was a practicing Urologist and Surgeon who comes from a family of doctors—his grandfather and father were doctors and his brother followed in the family footsteps. After 3 decades, Dr. Young gave up his practice specifically due to Big Pharma and the out-of-control smothering of the Insurance Industry. He sheds light on the current debacle of the medical health delivery system in America.
The Illness of Medicine is an important exposure behind and around the process of health care delivery, from the perspective of both patient and provider.
The significant obstacles patients endure, as well as the exasperation many of the truly dedicated medical professionals feel, has been assessed. The controlling arrogance of the insurance industry and the clout pharmaceutical companies have over us have become overwhelming. Dr. Young recalls a time in his 30 years of practice when these industries worked with, and for, us. Today, they appear to be the opposition. Patients have essentially no control and doctors have lost the ability to direct their own profession. Profit-driven corporations dictate how our care is now governed.
Before our elected officials do more damage as they march head-on into “Single Payer” medical concepts, The Illness of Medicine offers the insights that we all need to understand so we do not lose total control of over our lives, or worse, are financially blackmailed by the insurance industry that is more interested in profit than the quality of your life and your medical care.