More Access To Health Care Has Made People Feel Less Healthy
Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 14:00
in Health & Medicine
How much of feeling healthy is subjective? People today feel less healthy than ever, even though people live far longer far better than ever in history, according to a new paper. The reason they feel less healthy, and thus demand more medical treatment, is because of the decline in subjective health - people used to go to the doctor when they needed it - and expectations of more and more egalitarian "good" health. Because of the increased demand for zero health defects, there are demands for more doctors and more expansion and the cycle continues.The result: In the Western world, 25 years of runaway expansion of the medical system has actually led to people feeling less healthy over time. read more