Postindustrial's Healthcare Columnist Mike Stancil gives it to us straight when it comes to America's deeply flawed healthcare “industry.” (In the first place, healthcare should not be a goddamn industry!)
You'd think that a guy with 12 pins and four plates in his head, another eight screws in his right leg, a half dozen diagnosed concussions, enough stitches to fashion a large quilt, and a medical jacket thicker than the Atlanta phonebook would know the ins and outs of American healthcare.
But you'd be dead wrong.
Good thing we have PI Healthcare Columnist Mike Stancil on the show to school me on a thing or two and help all of us better understand what we're up against when it comes to one of the world's most ass-backward healthcare systems.
In addition to writing about healthcare for Postindustrial, Mike is also the CEO and president of the Pittsburgh Business Group on Health, which works with companies to help their employees receive high-quality, comprehensive healthcare packages.
Our conversation was both illuminating and educational.
I hope you get as much out of it as I did.
