US Healthcare Ecosystem As Complex as Jupiter

When I first saw the new images of Jupiter from NASA (picture on the left), I was stunned by the beauty, complexity, and the oddities of the oldest plane in our solar system.

Secondarily, I thought that image reminded me of the US healthcare system (image on the right) by The U.S. Healthcare Ecosystem: Payers, Providers, Producers Lawton Robert Burns with its own set of ugliness, complexity and oddities!

A picture (err workflow chart) is worth a thousand words!

US Healthcare system is complex. I have seen other images of the US healthcare ecosystem that includes ACA legislation that seemingly doubles the enigma.

For simplicity sake, I really like how the The Commonwealth Fund depicts the health systems of other countries to provide a 30,000 foot understanding of the healthcare design by various governments.

Needless to say, the US system is complex, as I know the US graphic is very very simplified for readers. For more in-depth coverage for each country, I recommend a visit to Commonwealthfund.org.

The Money Pit

When I see the ecosystem and the mounting cost in US healthcare, I think back to an old movie (1986) starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long - The Money Pit. The story of a married couple who buys a house for suspiciously low price. The comedy that ensues is that the couple got a deal on a house that had so many problems that the cost was exorbitant to make it livable.

Unfortunately, with the state our healthcare system, it is costly and is on life support at the rate is going unless there is a deep intervention to bend the curve.

We need Alan Turing to solve this man-made enigma.

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Joseph W. Sunderman is an Intelligence Analyst/Strategist that is a student of understanding the Current State of the US Health and its impact for the next decade. I developed the thesis over several months for Directions Research Group.? Upon completion of boiling the ocean on the topic and created an impeccable deliverable, which can be found in my project section of my LinkedIn page.

?In the past, Joe spent seven years at medical device giant Ethicon (division of Johnson & Johnson) with the most recent role as US Regional Manager of Strategic Insights and Pricing.? In his seven years at JNJ, he received recognition for his servant leadership, where he was a stand out in performance by being a top 10% recipient of Encore and Inspire Awards over multiple years.? Dozens and dozens of accolades from contributors to senior leaders for his collaborative work.? Prior to Ethicon, Joe has had a wide variety of experiences in medical claims, banking, publishing, and retail.? He began his career at Schaeffer's Investment Research as a financial analyst, where he was ranked by Bridge Information Systems as one of the top 10 market analysts for three straight years for his commentary and stock picks found in Schaeffer's Daily Bulletin. Joe has been published in the Market Pulse Journal and Chartpoint and his market comments have been printed in the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, Dow Jones News Wire, and Reuters. Also, Joe has made appearances on Bloomberg television.