The Mad Monk Manifesto. Yun Rou

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      Greed rather than compassion has become the primary motivator in our health care system. Physicians and other healthcare providers must remember they are in service, not in business. They deserve our respect, and often our gratitude, but not mansions and yachts. They are primarily mechanics whom we pay to fix what is broken, and in most countries, are treated as such. How were they crowned the High Priests of American Society and who thinks they should be? Their own lobby, that’s who. Adversarial, lordly, and condescending phrases such as “against medical advice,” “patient compliance,” and “take as directed” have no place in the cooperative dance that medical care must become. Commanding rather than convincing patients, physicians who use such words appear more interested in power and profit than healing, more driven by ego than humanity. Medical care is a right. It must be a mandate of government and community. Assuming the leading role in fostering our own good health, rather than relying primarily on others to do so for us, is a key step in rectifying our body/mind. A healthy lifestyle and a self-reliant attitude are our best hedges against the degenerative diseases associated with aging. We have the right for our physician’s undivided attention during an office visit, and to leave that visit with our questions answered. Let’s remind our insurance agents and healthcare providers—kindly but firmly—that we are the customers, and the customer is king.

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