U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has issued a strong condemnation of his country’s healthcare system. In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Kennedy Jr. stated that there is “tremendous pressure” to ensure a steady stream of patients, which drives the need for medical consultations and prescription drugs.
“We are the sickest nation in the world,” Kennedy Jr. declared forcefully. He argued that the system is structured in such a way that doctors, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies profit financially from the illness of citizens. “So every level of the system is financially incentivized, regardless of a doctor’s intentions… there is tremendous pressure from every angle of the system to, in effect, keep us all sick,” he maintained.
The official also blamed insurance companies for profiting from this situation. He pointed to a drastic change in the medical profession: 20 years ago, only 20% of doctors worked for corporations, a figure that rises to 80% today. According to Kennedy Jr., these corporate incentives spur the functioning of the entire system, where doctors are required to generate profits rather than worry about patient health.
En resumen, la crítica de Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apunta a un sistema de salud estadounidense que, en su visión, está perversamente diseñado para que la enfermedad sea un motor de lucro, en detrimento del bienestar de la población.
