Capitalism + Activism

Typifying two current approaches to solving the healthcare system.

How did this start?

Who Am I?

23 Overweight

Joint Pain

Social Smoker

Increased Risk

Male from San FranciscoEuropean DecentConcierge Patient

I’ve identified some increased risks and I’d like to solve them.

I’m engaged.

what’s missing?

a framework

• Advancement in technology should empower amateurs to take control for themselves.

• The system today does a poor job of encouraging amateurs. It creates obfuscation around costs, methods, and opportunities.

• This is a recipe for change.

Can we reform the system?

vs.

No, We Won’t

Capitalists Activists

Private market-based

solution

Governmentreform

Private market-based

solution

Governmentreform

Serves theearly adoptersand amateurs

Would affectthe greatest

number of people

Private market-based

solution

Governmentreform

Serves theearly adoptersand amateurs

Will face problemswith adoption, getting

people to care

Would affectthe greatest

number of people

Needs to get throughcongress and lobbyistsin a form that remains

effective.

Private market-based

solution

Governmentreform

Serves theearly adoptersand amateurs

Will face problemswith adoption, getting

people to care

Would affectthe greatest

number of people

Needs to get throughcongress and lobbyistsin a form that remains

effective.

Private market-based

solution

Governmentreform

Serves theearly adoptersand amateurs

Would affectthe greatest

number of people

Apathy

Alright, now we’re getting somewhere!

the common issue is:

Apathy

The solution to apathy

Empowerment + Responsibility

empowerment responsibility

empowerment responsibility

Tools to servethe engaged and

passionate patients (me!)

Lobby to raiseoutrage and suggesta more hopeful future

empowerment responsibility

Tools to servethe engaged and

passionate patients (me!)

Lobby to raiseoutrage and suggesta more hopeful future

Who is fighting for each side?

empowerment responsibility

ScientistTechnologistEntrepreneurInventorInnovator

PoliticianActivistJournalistAcademicSpeaker

empowerment responsibility

Success is motivated by a desire to get rich by positively changing the world.

Success is motivated by a desire to build a personal legacy while maintaining social cohesion.

empowerment responsibility

Success creates case studies proving that better healthcare is possible, and helps the company gain profitable market share.

Success creates a social movement of people who start caring about achieving good health.

empowerment responsibility

Success creates case studies of better health, and gives the company profitable market share.

Success creates a social movement of people who start caring about achieving good health.

Gives activists proof-points to supporttheir arguments.

Gives the capitalists a broader audience,growing their market.

empowerment responsibility

The two sides will work together,because they share common goals

empowerment responsibility

They already are.

empowerment responsibility

Discussion!

23 Tyler Williswww.tylerwillis.nettyler@involver.comMale from San Francisco

European DecentConcierge Patient

http://tylerwillis.net/blog/a-plausible-future-of-health/

Disclaimer: I am a Libertarian-Progressive. I generally trust markets more than I trust government, primarily because I think it’s easier to inspire real change and harder to make massive mistakes in the free market — however I think government must harness the power of markets and put bumper-rails in to protect the masses from greed overdoses. I supported Barack Obama in the 2008 election and continue to do so.

A plausible future of healthToday, doctors are manipulated by the fear of malpractice into recommending unnecessary procedures that individuals accept because of an information disadvantage. We have little compulsion to overcome this disadvantage because we are not the primary buyers of our own health care. The current position is untenable, and it’s in our interest to influence change with the free market. There are models we can build off, and in the future, it seems likely that patient-advocates will possess the medical knowledge and fiduciary responsibility to allow their clients to decrease their personal costs and increase their quality of life despite a broken system, beating the path down good health reform. I’ve called this new industry “FutureHealth” in my own thinking, but I don’t like the way that sounds. Can you suggest a better name in the comments?