In 'The Price We Pay,' Dr. Marty Makary provides a critical examination of the U.S. health care system, detailing the inflated costs, predatory billing practices, and the financial burden on patients. The book is based on on-the-ground stories, research, and personal experiences, showcasing how much of health care spending is unrelated to actual health care. Makary argues for transparency and true free market competition to lower costs and profiles innovators who are disrupting the current system. He also emphasizes the need for medical professionals to return to the altruistic mission of serving their communities and for consumers to be more informed about health care costs.
In 'Blind Spots', Dr. Marty Makary explores the latest research on critical topics ranging from the microbiome to childbirth, nutrition, and longevity, revealing the biggest blind spots of modern medicine. The book tackles urgent yet unsung issues in the $4.5 trillion health care ecosystem, highlighting how medical dogma and lack of evidence-based practices have led to significant public health crises, such as the opioid epidemic, peanut allergy epidemic, and mismanagement of hormone replacement therapy. Makary argues for a return to sound scientific studies and evidence-based medicine to improve health care outcomes.
I sat down with Dr. Marty Makary, Johns Hopkins surgeon and President Trump’s new FDA Commissioner, to discuss the urgent need for reform in American healthcare. Dr. Makary pulls back the curtain on the medical dogma that has infiltrated our system, explaining how outdated, unscientific beliefs and entrenched interests harm patients and stifle innovation. From the critical need for price transparency and competition to the failures of pandemic-era policies, he offers a bold vision for restoring trust and accountability in medicine. Dr. Makary also highlights the microbiome—the ecosystem of bacteria and microorganisms living in our bodies—as one of the most exciting new frontiers in medicine, emphasizing its critical role in understanding and improving human health.
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Outline:
[0:00] How doctors lost the trust of Americans
[9:15] Breaking through the COVID propaganda
[14:47] The paternalistic culture of medicine
[26:11] Idea laundering in public health
[33:49] Medical dogma causes all sorts of harm
[41:48] Antibiotics overuse and the human microbiome
[52:42] The downsides of medicalizing childbirth
[59:27] Why do doctors push for C-sections so often?
[1:08:51] Medical “experts” created severe peanut allergies
[1:14:32] The immune tolerance approach to parenting
[1:23:29] Broken incentives in medical institutions
[1:30:51] Innovative new approaches to healthcare
[1:38:02] We need real competition in healthcare
[1:53:41] Medicare and Medicaid broke healthcare
[1:57:53] How can we make our system better?
[2:00:04] Americans need to rebuild community
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