Criticism and Analysis of Modern Medicine
One of the greatest risks to modern medicine has been rampant corruption within health institutions, which has jeopardized the delivery of health care services. Also, widespread corruption has deviated the focus of health care from health promotion to health corruption. Doctors and insurance companies have exacerbated the situation. The primary source of corruption has been the norm by doctors to overcharge patients and the tendency by the insurance companies to overpay the insurance premiums. As a way of augmenting our understanding of this subject, this study will assess the reasons and the players who have contributed to modern medicine is for purposes other than health promotion.
The story of Alexa Kasdan perfectly elucidates the state of private health care today (Harris, 2019). It encapsulates how doctors and medical insurers are working in unison to defraud the patients. The fact that Alexa was significantly overcharged for just a sore throat that was remedied by taking some antibiotics exhibits the utter greed that exists in private health facilities in the world today (Harris, 2019). Also, the fact that the hospital management dared to send tests to external facilities, which were unnecessary in the first place, is a clear indication that there is a significant problem in the health sector.
Ivan Illich has supported the arguments above in his analysis of the politics of health. Illich argues that politics in the health sector have taken over and thereby negating on the primary objective, which is the promotion of healthcare (Illich, 1979). In line with this fact, the following analysis unravels some of the driving reasons and the biggest players in the orchestration of this vice.
The primary reason for the vice has been the increased greed for money. The competition to rank amongst companies with the highest profits has been one of the reasons why health institutions are negating on health promotion. Also, there is the increased demand for unrealistic targets from the health management, which at times drives the subordinate practitioners to increase the cost in a bid to achieve these unrealistic targets (Illich, 1979).
The other reason for this vice is how the management of the hospital connives with other parties to do business for them at a commission. The above is mainly done in cases where they feel they could not have done any business. Therefore, the right to quality healthcare has been replaced by certain fraudulent medical personnel with evil business objectives.
The other factor that has led to the increase of this vice is the apparent evil scheme for an unwarranted reputation. There are those health institutions which think that high prices will always translate to a perception of high quality. They, therefore, raise the prices deliberately with the intention that it will drive the increased clients as a result of the perceived high quality. The major players in the orchestration of this vice include the medical practitioners and the insurance players, both of whom have been known as the masterminds of these evil schemes.
In conclusion, it is evident from this study that evil schemes have reneged the initial intention of health promotion and delivery within the health care sector. The leading players in this evil scheme include the medical doctors and the insurance brokers. The greed for money has been the main driving point behind these wicked schemes. It is, therefore, palpable for patients to raise their awareness of how these evil schemes are crafted as a way of curtailing them. The above resolution will go a long way in safeguarding health promotion.