Letters to the Editor: This is why blaming doctors is pointless: America has no healthcare system

Attributing poor patient outcomes to a toxic "doctor culture" ignores the role that systemic, societal inequality plays in harming people's health.

Letters To The Editor: This Is Why Blaming Doctors Is Pointless: America Has No Healthcare System

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To the editor: Dr. Robert Pearl asserts that “doctor culture,” taught and learned in medical schools, is destroying the U.S. healthcare system. I disagree. America has no healthcare system. We have a healthcare industry that supports profit-making healthcare enterprises, regardless of whether or not they serve the public interest.

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