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The Lindsey Elmore Show

Flattening the Curve of Healthcare Cost | James Maskell

The Lindsey Elmore Show

Lindsey Elmore

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine

5.0529 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

On a mission to flatten the curve of healthcare costs, James Maskell has spent the past decade innovating at the cross section of functional medicine and community. To that end, he created the Functional Forum, the world’s largest integrative medicine conference with record-setting participation online and growing physician communities around the world. His organization and best selling book of the same name, Evolution of Medicine, prepares health professionals for this new era of personalized, participatory medicine.

His new project, HealCommunity, follows his second book "The Community Cure", makes it easy for clinics and health systems to deliver lifestyle focused care effectively and frictionlessly. He is an in demand speaker and impresario, being featured on TEDMED, HuffPostLive and TEDx, as well as lecturing internationally. He lives in the Sierra Nevadas with his wife and two daughters.


Topics covered in this episode:

Healthcare Systems
Pharmaceutical-First Approach in Medical Care
The Impact of Pharmaceutical Companies on Healthcare
Health Metrics and Chronic Illness
Cost of Healthcare in America
The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK
Benefits and Drawbacks of the NHS
Lack of Innovation in the UK Healthcare System
Challenges in the Healthcare Systems
Governmental Oversight of Drug Pricing
The Need for Shifting Healthcare Practices
The Role of Community in Health and Wellness
Capitation as a Payment Model in Healthcare
The Evolving Role of Pharmacists in Healthcare Delivery



To learn more about James Maskell and his work, head over to https://www.jamesmaskell.com/ & https://thecommunitycure.com/audioIG @mrjamesmaskell

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Transcript

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0:00.0

When it comes to fixing the nationwide problem of health economics, we have to look at why is our spending so far out of control.

0:10.0

We also have to take a look at the role of the patient, the role of the provider, the impacts of risks and insurance.

0:18.0

How do we design benefits and what do we pay for and in what ways can we

0:26.1

reform the way that we pay for services? These are not simple questions, but my guest today is really

0:36.4

trying to find the cross section between functional medicine and community-based care in a way that pays for itself before a patient is ever going to need drugs or surgery.

0:52.4

Let's get into it. This is The Lindsay Elmore Show. Welcome to the Lindsay Elmore Show,

0:58.3

a podcast for people who deserve to be healthy with honest, open, and enlightening conversations

1:04.9

with doctors, thought leaders, creatives, and spiritual gurus, you'll walk away with simple and tangible tips and

1:13.6

tricks that allow you to live your healthiest life so you can pursue your dreams, overcome

1:20.4

obstacles, and leave your mark.

1:24.4

On a mission to flatten the curve of health care costs, James Maskell has spent the past decade

1:30.8

innovating at the cross-section of functional medicine and community. To that end, he created

1:37.1

the Functional Forum, the world's largest integrative medicine conference with record setting participation online and growing physician

1:48.2

communities around the world. His organization and best-selling book of the same name evolution of

1:55.2

medicine prepares health care professionals for the new era of personalized participatory medicine.

2:02.6

His new project, Heal Community, follows his second book, The Community Cure,

2:08.6

and it makes it easy for clinics and health systems to deliver lifestyle-focused care effectively and frictionlessly.

2:16.6

He is an in-demand speaker and impresario

2:20.7

featured on TedMed, HuffPost Live, TEDx, as well as lecturing internationally. He lives in

2:29.1

the Sierra Nevadas with his wife and two daughters.

2:39.1

James Maskell, welcome to the Lindsay Elmore show.

2:41.4

I'm psyched to be here. Thanks for having me.

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