About this episode

Dr. John Abramson discusses the commercial takeover of medical knowledge and its impact on healthcare costs and outcomes in America.

Why are Americans paying MORE for healthcare with WORSE results? Dr. John Abramson was a family physician for 20 years who left his practice in 2002 to devote himself to researching the commercial takeover of medical knowledge. He has since served as an expert in medical litigation, served as a consultant to the FBI & US Dept of Justice & authored two books – Overdosed America & Sickening. In this episode, he shares how the power of public conversation could be...

People in this episode

Host: Meredith Hackwith Edwards

Guest: Dr. John Abramson

Topics covered

• healthcare
• commercial incentives
• medical knowledge
• public conversation
• health outcomes

Keywords

• healthcare corruption
• medical litigation
• commercial incentives
• public health
• healthcare costs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI, US Dept of Justice

Books & works: Overdosed America, Sickening

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