Healthcare Podcasts

Why US Healthcare Is Fundamentally Broken W/ Zeev Neuwirth, Rezilient Health

In this episode, Dr. Zev Neuwirth, a veteran physician and healthcare strategist, explains why the U.S. health system is fundamentally broken, pointing to the collapse of primary care, soaring administrative costs, and the failures of employer‑based insurance. He argues that the industry has repeatedly tried the same solutions—more money, technology, data—without changing the underlying model, and that the only path forward is to do things differently, especially by reinvesting in primary care and exploring direct‑to‑employer or direct primary care models. Neuwirth emphasizes that primary care receives only about 5% of health‑care spending despite its potential to prevent 80% of chronic disease, leading to burnout and a transactional, impersonal patient experience. He advocates for relationship‑based, preventive care and new financing structures that break the cycle of downstream spending.