November 23, 2023

Episode 001: It’s Armageddon and We Need to Talk

In this premiere episode, Wendy and Matt lay out an overview of the series and breakdown some of the most pressing healthcare topics we all want to talk about (but are too afraid to ask). From prior authorization to monopolized healthcare systems, they tackle each subject with open minds, open hearts, and an open bar, and create a space for clinicians and patients to be seen and heard. As Matt wisely says, “When you’re in the shit, it’s nice to know there are people who are in the shit with you.”
Matt Ramsey and Wendy Dean, MDs

PREVIEW Episode 001: It's Armageddon and We Need to Talk

by 43cc Podcast | The Truth About Healthcare with a Shot to Dull the Pain

“When you suffer in silence, you don’t move the needle towards a solution.” – Matt Ramsey

“We need to talk about what is ailing our healthcare system and marshall the troops. This isn’t going to change by a bunch of physicians complaining to their employer. Promise you.” – Matt Ramsey

“We’re in the we’re in the middle of a freaking Armageddon and we’re supposed to be polite. I mean, goodness gracious, what is that?” – Matt Ramsey

“I think the fact that we can no longer have gallows humor, that we can no longer have vulgarity, that we can’t raise our voices sometimes it’s all lunacy.” – Wendy Dean

 

Notes & Resources

43cc wants to be factual and informational and be hopeful in a way that provides a mechanism to get through this mess and try to be better together.

Moral injury plays a major role in this circumstance as well.

If I Betray These Words… By Wendy Dean, MD

Recap & Takeaways

The point of this isn’t just to have a bitch session. People are mad. They’re not only mad, but they are starting to feel really demoralized and do not know which way to turn. And so the whole point of this is Number 1 — It’s not just you. Number two — This is happening across the board. We all must come together and start talking about what the solutions are with one voice.

Not just physicians, but patients as well, and other clinicians and practitioners.

Harmful changes have occurred to healthcare very insidiously and slowly over time. The idea is to make people aware, to open their eyes through discussion, through information and through problem solving, to say, we are in a really bad place in health care right now on multiple levels, and we don’t get out of this by siloing what we’re doing.

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