The killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO is a misguided 'hero"
The killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO is a misguided 'hero", so are many of his supporters.
?It is understandable regarding the frustration and anger among those insured, their insurance claims denied, they have to fork up larger sum of their own money to pay the medical bills and some resulted in deaths.
This problem is a manifestation of something greater underneath. Without it being solved, the problems will escalate.
The underlying root problem is "The Theory and Practice of Western Medicine".
There are many fragmented and sub-theories on Western Medicine. We take one example to illustrate the above.
One of the sub-theories is "The Germ and Virus Theory", that these foreign enemies must be eliminated. This gives rise to huge pharmaceutical industry with larger investment in research and production of medicine. (the Antibiotics, vaccines and antiviral drugs)
With discovery of ever increasing variety of germs and viruses, more expensive medicines are produced, the patients' cost skyrocket, so is the profit for these pharmaceutical industry.
With regular consumption of these medicine, (not solving the root causes) the patients' immune system weakens, open up to more other serious sickness and diseases.
This leads to more expensive surgical treatment with more sophisticated technology,? and the high cost requires costly medical insurance, and dispute from patients (against the hospital or insurance company) need more expensive legal fee, from all parties concerned.
This is an endless vicious circle - higher medical bills and insurance to the patients, higher profit to the ?pharmaceutical, insurance and legal practice industry, higher frustration and anger to the public.
There are many other fragmented sub-theories, e.g. Cellular Theory, Biochemical Theory, Genetic Theory, Homeostasis Theory, Immune Theory, Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity, etc.
All these sub-theories lead to the same pattern of more research, new drugs, new surgical procedure with more advanced technology, and the costs to the patent increases, the need for medical insurance, and higher profit for pharmaceutical, insurance and legal practice industry.
Why I said the killer and his supporters are misguided?
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They are misguided with the reinforced belief that Western Medicine is the only solution to greater health.
What if they shift the belief system?
For example, use a Modified Medical Theory - "Removal of Conditions for the growth of germs and virus".
Then the focus is no more on expensive drugs.
For example, the conditions are understood as a) the External Environment and b) Internal Environment. For External Environment outside the body system (e.g.? Exposure to cold) you take measure to avoid it, or give yourself more protection . For Internal Environment within the body system, it is the food that you eat not compatible with your body constituents, not using the Qi exercise, not balancing your negative emotions and personality and psychology.
But such approach provides no incentive to the pharmaceutical industry, as they cannot make money.
The many western medical Sub-Theories are totally fragmented. Each goes on their own way by their medical specialists. There is No Single Integrated Holistic theory to make connection and relationship of these sub-theories. Hence the fundamental root cause to the health problem can never be sovled, and patient continue to struggle with suffering, more cost,? some cases of no medical insurance compensation and some deaths.
The above discussion implies the need for a "Single Integrated Holistic theory", focus on the total system and environment of the person (the linkages and relationship among different parts in the body), his or her healthy habits and daily living, the food therapy, the Qi exercises and the balance of emotion, personality and psychology are addressed in the 3000 years China Health System "Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic" which is also the foundation of TCM.
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By Andrew Wong
18th Dec 2024