Capitalists And Activists (bilpil2009)

Capitalism + Activism
Typifying two current approaches to solving the healthcare system.

How did this start?

Who Am I?
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Overweight
Joint Pain
Social Smoker
Increased Risk
Male from San Francisco
European Decent
Concierge 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?

No, We Won’t
vs.

Activists
Capitalists

Private
market-based
solution
Government
reform

Private
market-based
solution
Government
reform
Serves the
early adopters
and amateurs
Would affect
the greatest
number of people

Private
market-based
solution
Government
reform
Serves the
early adopters
and amateurs
Would affect
the greatest
number of people
Will face problems
with adoption, getting
people to care
Needs to get through
congress and lobbyists
in a form that remains
effective.

Private
market-based
solution
Government
reform
Serves the
early adopters
and amateurs
Would affect
the 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 serve
the engaged and
passionate patients (me!)
Lobby to raise
outrage and suggest
a more hopeful future

Who is fighting for each side?

empowerment
responsibility
Scientist
Technologist
Entrepreneur
Inventor
Innovator
Politician
Activist
Journalist
Academic
Speaker

empowerment
responsibility
Success is motivated by a desire to build a personal legacy while maintaining social cohesion.
Success is motivated by a desire to get rich by positively changing the world.

empowerment
responsibility
Success creates a social movement of people who start caring about achieving good health.
Success creates case studies proving that better healthcare is possible, and helps the company gain profitable market share.

empowerment
responsibility
Gives activists proof-points to support
their arguments.
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 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!
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Tyler Willis
www.tylerwillis.net
tyler@involver.com
Male from San Francisco
European Decent
Concierge Patient
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.
http://tylerwillis.net/blog/a-plausible-future-of-health/

A plausible future of health
Today, 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?