GoKawiilOp-ed argues value-based care could fix healthcare's 'churn problem'
A personal essay recounts the author's childhood anorexia diagnosis and treatment within a healthcare system the author says prioritized hospital bed-days over actual recovery. The piece frames this as an example of a broader 'churn problem' in healthcare, and argues that value-based care models could address it.
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The essay suggests that payment structures tied to volume of services, rather than patient outcomes, may incentivize prolonged treatment without ensuring recovery. This personal account adds a patient-perspective argument to ongoing debates about shifting U.S. healthcare from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement models.
- Author recounts being diagnosed with anorexia at age 10 and navigating the healthcare system for years.
- The essay criticizes a system it says focused on hospital stay duration rather than patient recovery.
- The author advocates value-based care as a potential solution to this incentive misalignment.
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-10-15
Published there as: “Healthcare has a churn problem”
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