It is when physicians are bogged down by their incomplete technologies, by the innumerable things they are obliged to do in medicine when they lack a clear understanding of disease mechanisms, that the deficiencies of the health-care system are most conspicuous. If I were a policy-maker, interested in saving money for health care over the long haul, I would regard it as an act of high prudence to give high priority to a lot more basic research in biologic science.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Healthcare deficiencies stem from lack of basic biological understanding; more research is needed to save money long-term.
- In plain terms
- Invest in basic science to improve and save healthcare.
- What can you take from it?
- Basic research saves money in health care.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should we fund research before fixing current systems?
Another view
It assumes research always leads to cost savings.
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