I’ve got a question which seems to be baffling all American
society? Why is the healthcare system
consistently still broken? It’s a question
we all seem to still be scratching our heads to come up with an answer to, probably
because there isn’t a logical and acceptable answer and I’ve got stats to back
it up. According to Gallup - For the
first time in Gallup’s two-decade trend, less than half of Americans are
complimentary about the quality of U.S. healthcare, with 48% rating it
“excellent” or “good.” The slight majority now rate healthcare quality as
subpar, including 31% saying it is “only fair” and 21% -- a new high -- calling
it “poor.” These findings are from Gallup’s annual Health and Healthcare
survey. The latest update was conducted Nov. 9-Dec. 2, 2022.
key reason views of U.S. healthcare quality have been trending downward in
recent years is that Republicans’ positive ratings have been subdued since
President Donald Trump left office. Currently, 56% of Republicans rate
healthcare quality as excellent or good, whereas 69% felt this way in 2020 and
75% in 2019. Republicans’ views of healthcare quality also dropped in 2014
after implementation of the Affordable Care Act before rebounding under Trump.
Meanwhile, Democrats’ positive ratings have been steady at a lower level
Amanda Laden is the Founder and CEO of Period to Pause, the
leading platform for elevating people's voices in their own health, healthcare
treatment, and well-being. Amanda started Period to Pause equip people to
advocate for their needs, to change a system that was not set up to support women
and gender non-conforming people, and to
help people to rise, vocalize, and mobilize to change the healthcare system.
She is also a growth strategist and works with organizations to create
strategies to support diverse populations and create cultures of inclusion and
belonging. “I spent decades being undiagnosed with a disease called
The disease caused immense chronic pain, cost me the
opportunity to have children, and years of suffering. Once I was diagnosed and
learned that I could have taken measures to reduce it, but the un-diagnosis was
a system of the medical industrial complex and the money-making machine of IVF,
I started to dig deeply into women’s issues and uncover
hidden truths as well as new information that all of us need to know. I now
share my story as well as those of others so that we take back out power to
advocate for much-needed change.” She joined me this week to tell me more.
For more information: https://www.periodtopause.com/
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