239: Your Doctor Wants to Change Medicine But Can't - Here's What's Really Happening - Dr. Deep
About this episode
Dr. Sandeep Palakti discusses the challenges within the American healthcare system and the shift towards large health systems.
Dr. Sandeep Palakti spent years at Harvard and Mayo Clinic before realizing the American healthcare system isn't designed to keep people healthy. In this conversation with cardiac surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia, he breaks down why 70% of physicians are now employed by large health systems or insurers, how that institutional capture prevents real preventative care, and what both doctors and patients can do about it. He explains how he broke free to create Velocity Health, a national concierge pract...
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Philip Ovadia
Guest: Dr. Sandeep Palakti
Topics covered
- healthcare system
- preventative care
- physician employment
- concierge practice
- patient care
Keywords
- healthcare
- physicians
- preventative care
- concierge medicine
- American healthcare
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Harvard, Mayo Clinic, Velocity Health
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