> Health care really shouldn't be used to mean medical care per se. And that's one of the things that complicates such discussions. Exactly. Whole hospital fl

> Health care really shouldn't be used to mean medical care per se. And that's one of the things that complicates such discussions. Exactly. Whole hospital floors are completely dedicated to patients with completely preventable diseases with proper lifestyle choices (uncontrolled type-II diabetes, most cardiac and vascular surgeries...). What these people needed a decade or two ago was someone to coach them/engage in a long term discussion about their labs and deteriorating health with them. I can't help to think that defining healthcare exclusively as medical care is an attempt at further gatekeeping from a profession already known for these practices... I mean, what brings in more dollars for the provider, a series of hospitalizations and vascular surgeries or a few hours of consulting and coaching?