Health or Healthcare? Why Primary Care for the Healthy Fails (11 mins)

05/06/24 • 10 min

Have you noticed there are a lot of companies diving into primary care and then quickly exiting--or how many of these ventures carry the term "health" in their title rather than "healthcare"? This episode explores the dichotomy of healthcare that treats the sick and health companies that provide primary care for the healthy, including recommendations for how these companies could recover and thrive.
Key Points:
-Healthcare for the Healthy
-Holistic Care
-Unmet Needs and Opportunities
References:
-Fox, S (2024). Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care. Highbridge Company.

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05/06/24 • 10 min

Quality for the Rest of Us - Health or Healthcare? Why Primary Care for the Healthy Fails (11 mins)

Transcript

Health or Healthcare? It makes a differenceThis week, Walmart announced that they were closing the doors on Walmart Health, adding their name to the long list of companies who dove into primary care head-first only to make a 180-degree turn shortly after.

I’ve heard many theories about why that could be – they lacked experience in the industry, they misunderstood primary care models, there were staffing issues, technology barriers, the stringent regulations impeded business, etc. But

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