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Fat Shaming in Healthcare
1:01:43 - 1:07:51 (06:08)
Fat people often experience over-treatment or bad treatment from healthcare providers, leading to unnecessary tests, misdiagnosis, and prescriptions. Healthcare spending is mainly driven by hospitalizations, not chronic risk factors, although the fee-for-service model encourages doctors to provide more services.
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Workplace wellness consulting firms incentivize employees to participate in annual physicals.
1:01:43 - 1:04:01 (02:18)
Summary
Workplace wellness consulting firms incentivize employees to participate in annual physicals. However, misdiagnosis and misinformation can harm employees instead of helping them.
ChapterFat Shaming in Healthcare
EpisodeWorkplace Wellness
PodcastMaintenance Phase
The US health care system's fee-for-service model leads to over-treatment and unnecessary procedures without proper qualifications.
1:04:01 - 1:05:08 (01:06)
Summary
The US health care system's fee-for-service model leads to over-treatment and unnecessary procedures without proper qualifications. Patients are shunted into questionable sectors in need of medical attention.
ChapterFat Shaming in Healthcare
EpisodeWorkplace Wellness
PodcastMaintenance Phase
A 2012 study found that chronic risk factors such as cholesterol and blood pressure only account for 20% of healthcare spending, with hospitalizations being a major driver of costs.
1:05:08 - 1:07:51 (02:43)
Summary
A 2012 study found that chronic risk factors such as cholesterol and blood pressure only account for 20% of healthcare spending, with hospitalizations being a major driver of costs. The cost of treating fat people also reflects assumptions about health, with prescriptions often given despite a lack of new diagnoses.