Healthcare is wonky: it doesn’t operate under free market conditions, making it difficult to have a patient-centric (what I’ll now call ‘consumer-centric’) approach. In this article, I’ll highlight consumerism in healthcare, explain why consumerizing healthcare is challenging, and share my thoughts on whether healthcare should even be consumerized. Healthcare Consumerism Healthcare consumerism empowers patients through…

The healthcare industry is remarkably complex. I’ve been writing about the industry for the past four years and I still don’t understand this enigma of a system. The primary goal of my Healthcare Huddle content has been to simplify complex healthcare topics so that you can learn and stay informed on the most important healthcare…