“The system only changes if we empower the one person who cares about their health the most – the patient. Over the next decade, I believe people will become the CEOs of their own health.” Vinod Khosla
Self care is the future for the simple reason that nobody wants to be a patient. Of course we want care when we need it. We want to be well. We want a good life. We want independence. We want control, and we certainly don't want to need care nor to lose control.
And becoming a patient, for better or for worse, implies giving up control. Being a patient implies there are gatekeepers, there are limits, there are constraints, there are decisions we can't make for ourselves. We can't always get the access we want. Talk to patient advocates and you'll find people fed up with the lack of control, lack of ownership and the lack of help from the health care system.
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