A lawyer specializing in healthcare and life sciences

In addition to the question of “how to fund” (public/private health insurance), it is also very important to address “what to fund”. Prevention is better than cure! I believe we should focus more on funding prevention, but our healthcare system and legal framework are still too treatment-oriented. Of course, treatment must also be reimbursed, but systematic and well-organized preventive work could reduce the need for expensive treatments. Prevention is a broader issue and is rooted in lifestyle, so everyone has a role in this and an opportunity to contribute to achieving more positive outcomes – schools, employers, healthcare providers, regulators, investors, and various service providers. We should all look for ways to support initiatives that encourage people to make healthier choices. A slightly “spicy” example – a life insurance provider plans to pay health dividends based on the client’s healthy lifestyle.

Another issue I want to highlight is patient education. Money is wasted when a patient ends up at the wrong doctor’s office at the wrong time. I constantly hear from healthcare providers that patients do not know when and where to turn with their health concerns – too many come either too late or for every minor “scratch”. Perhaps we should think about more understandable ways and a broader range of sources (including schools and employers) to provide information on this (summaries copied from legislation on some website do not work).