There's something seriously wrong with our modern system of healthcare in the United States and in Western countries, but this article's not what you might think -- it's not about the obvious things that are wrong. This is about something much larger. Let's take a look from a large, top-down view. In fact, I'm going to challenge the assumption that we should have disease-oriented doctors at all. I think the whole diseased-focused model of health care we have today is part of the problem.
Let's take a look at it: The job of a doctor (a General Practitioner, or GP) is primarily to diagnose disease, treat symptoms and make referrals to other specialists for surgery, lab tests or other procedures. (Good doctors also help educate patients, but that's the exception, not the norm.) Patients don't go see a doctor unless there's something wrong with them. When they do see the doctor, the doctor's job is to patch them up, make the pain go away, make the swelling go down, stitch up the cut, prescribe drugs or whatever is immediately necessary.
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