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How can we put 'health' and 'care' back in healthcare?

By Psychology Today  
   June 03, 2025

America's healthcare system is experiencing a crisis. It’s a crisis of trust and compassion, driven by the corporatization of medicine prioritizing profits over patients. Despite spending more per capita on healthcare than any other developed nation, our system is failing in fundamental ways— declining life expectancy, eroding trust in medical professionals, and burning out the very caregivers we depend upon. The question isn't whether we can afford to fix healthcare; it's whether we can afford not to.

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