182. The State of Traditional Healthcare in the United States

2025-07-22

When your annual physical feels more like a checklist for insurance than an actual look at your health, it’s a sign that something’s off. In this episode, Dr. Andrew Fix shares a personal story that hits a nerve for a lot of people - what happens when you go to the doctor expecting care, and instead walk away feeling like a box that got checked. What’s the point of a wellness visit if no one’s actually trying to prevent anything? Why are simple requests for lab work met with roadblocks? And how did we get to a place where medical decisions are shaped more by insuranc...

When your annual physical feels more like a checklist for insurance than an actual look at your health, it’s a sign that something’s off.

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Fix shares a personal story that hits a nerve for a lot of people - what happens when you go to the doctor expecting care, and instead walk away feeling like a box that got checked. What’s the point of a wellness visit if no one’s actually trying to prevent anything? Why are simple requests for lab work met with roadblocks? And how did we get to a place where medical decisions are shaped more by insurance codes than by what a patient needs?

Dr. Fix walks through his recent experience with a routine checkup and why it left him so frustrated and also more motivated than ever to remind people that your health is your responsibility. This episode isn’t about blaming doctors but about recognizing the system we’re all working within and deciding to take a more active role in how we show up for our own health. If you’ve ever walked out of a medical appointment feeling confused, dismissed, or unsure of what just happened, this one will hit close to home.

Quotes

“What’s the point of coming here to do a physical exam, coming here to do a preventative wellness checkup if we’re not gonna check anything, right?” (06:30 | Dr. Andrew Fix)
“All of the decisions that are made in those appointments are based on the insurance, not based on the individual.” (07:55 | Dr. Andrew Fix)
“You need to be the one to police your own healthcare. You need to be the one that asks the questions, drives the conversation, suggests the things that you think are important, like a lab test, for example.” (08:51 | Dr. Andrew Fix)
“It just blows my mind that we can’t even test for things without labeling somebody with a diagnosis.” (09:37 | Dr. Andrew Fix)
“If you rely on the doctor to keep you healthy, it’s pretty likely you’re going to be unhealthy.” (10:45 | Dr. Andrew Fix)

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