“In 1873, Mark Twain co-wrote the novel “The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today,” which satirized an era that was marked by inequality, greed, and moral decay but was painted in a veneer of abundance and progress. Industrialists made fortunes in oil, steel, and shipping even as millions suffered poverty and exploitation. Today, health care is where the money is. New technologies and treatments sustain the impression that patients have never been healthier, but corporations and conglomerates wield immense power at the expense of the people they’re meant to serve. Welcome to the Gilded Age of medicine.”
Have so many thoughts on this that it could easily be a blog post. It has been worsening, to the extent that one side is no longer aware of the other. We see it in insurance coverage, available Medications and access to basic care.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2024-in-review/the-gilded-age-of-medicine-is-here#:~:text=Today%2C%20health%20care%20is%20where,the%20Gilded%20Age%20of%20medicine. 1 reply
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