capitalists and activists (bilpil2009)
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Capitalism + Activism
Typifying two current approaches to solving the healthcare system.
How did this start?
Who Am I?
23 Overweight
Joint Pain
Social Smoker
Increased Risk
Male from San FranciscoEuropean DecentConcierge Patient
I’ve identified some increased risks and I’d like to solve them.
I’m engaged.
what’s missing?
a framework
• Advancement in technology should empower amateurs to take control for themselves.
• The system today does a poor job of encouraging amateurs. It creates obfuscation around costs, methods, and opportunities.
• This is a recipe for change.
Can we reform the system?
vs.
No, We Won’t
Capitalists Activists
Private market-based
solution
Governmentreform
Private market-based
solution
Governmentreform
Serves theearly adoptersand amateurs
Would affectthe greatest
number of people
Private market-based
solution
Governmentreform
Serves theearly adoptersand amateurs
Will face problemswith adoption, getting
people to care
Would affectthe greatest
number of people
Needs to get throughcongress and lobbyistsin a form that remains
effective.
Private market-based
solution
Governmentreform
Serves theearly adoptersand amateurs
Will face problemswith adoption, getting
people to care
Would affectthe greatest
number of people
Needs to get throughcongress and lobbyistsin a form that remains
effective.
Private market-based
solution
Governmentreform
Serves theearly adoptersand amateurs
Would affectthe greatest
number of people
Apathy
Alright, now we’re getting somewhere!
the common issue is:
Apathy
The solution to apathy
Empowerment + Responsibility
empowerment responsibility
empowerment responsibility
Tools to servethe engaged and
passionate patients (me!)
Lobby to raiseoutrage and suggesta more hopeful future
empowerment responsibility
Tools to servethe engaged and
passionate patients (me!)
Lobby to raiseoutrage and suggesta more hopeful future
Who is fighting for each side?
empowerment responsibility
ScientistTechnologistEntrepreneurInventorInnovator
PoliticianActivistJournalistAcademicSpeaker
empowerment responsibility
Success is motivated by a desire to get rich by positively changing the world.
Success is motivated by a desire to build a personal legacy while maintaining social cohesion.
empowerment responsibility
Success creates case studies proving that better healthcare is possible, and helps the company gain profitable market share.
Success creates a social movement of people who start caring about achieving good health.
empowerment responsibility
Success creates case studies of better health, and gives the company profitable market share.
Success creates a social movement of people who start caring about achieving good health.
Gives activists proof-points to supporttheir arguments.
Gives the capitalists a broader audience,growing their market.
empowerment responsibility
The two sides will work together,because they share common goals
empowerment responsibility
They already are.
empowerment responsibility
Discussion!
23 Tyler [email protected] from San Francisco
European DecentConcierge Patient
http://tylerwillis.net/blog/a-plausible-future-of-health/
Disclaimer: I am a Libertarian-Progressive. I generally trust markets more than I trust government, primarily because I think it’s easier to inspire real change and harder to make massive mistakes in the free market — however I think government must harness the power of markets and put bumper-rails in to protect the masses from greed overdoses. I supported Barack Obama in the 2008 election and continue to do so.
A plausible future of healthToday, doctors are manipulated by the fear of malpractice into recommending unnecessary procedures that individuals accept because of an information disadvantage. We have little compulsion to overcome this disadvantage because we are not the primary buyers of our own health care. The current position is untenable, and it’s in our interest to influence change with the free market. There are models we can build off, and in the future, it seems likely that patient-advocates will possess the medical knowledge and fiduciary responsibility to allow their clients to decrease their personal costs and increase their quality of life despite a broken system, beating the path down good health reform. I’ve called this new industry “FutureHealth” in my own thinking, but I don’t like the way that sounds. Can you suggest a better name in the comments?