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EPISODE · Apr 4, 2025 · 11 MIN

Unhealthy Health. Badd Facts about USA & us

from Helping.Mom · host Terry, Army Vet & Caregiver

Contact Helping.Mom (we don’t spam) Honest truth today about American health, and its enormous costs personal & collective. Then one solid piece of helpful advice.  Americans spend 2-X $ amount for health care than world, yet die 5-yrs before every other developed nation. Our 4% of world population consumes 70% of prescribed drugs. Near-70% of Americans are on prescribed drugs, Avg person over 60 is on 5 (and will never come off).  One health insur company in USA makes more $ in revenue than total GDP of Portugal, is 4th largest, richest, biggest company in USA, and #9 in World (bigger than Google, Microsoft, & all Elon's companies), controlling 50% of med treatment in USA, and employing 90,000 MDs. Aetna, the 3rd largest health insur co in USA owns CVS, largest RX company in USA.   1% of MDs work for you. The rest work for hospitals (77%), private equity firms and insurance companies (22%), and government (2%). by government. Many direct-care MDs who work for hospitals are bonused for in-system referrals to fellow RX, tests, specialist care, and "approved" hospitals, ERs & surgical centers.  Trillions are spent to make us sick, keep us sick, and treat us for being sick. RFK JR says, "Everyone profits off a sick child." We forget in our national healthcare debates that 80% of ALL money spent in healthcare today in USA is for chronic conditions, 80% of which are preventable, like obesity & diabetes    

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Contact Helping.Mom (we don’t spam) Honest truth today about American health, and its enormous costs personal & collective. Then one solid piece of helpful advice. Americans spend 2-X $ amount for health care than world, yet die 5-yrs before every other developed nation. Our 4% of world population consumes 70% of prescribed drugs. Near-70% of Americans are on prescribed drugs, Avg person over 60 is on 5 (and will never come off). One health insur company in USA makes more $ i...

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