Forbes July 5, 2023
Did you know that Type II Diabetes, among other diseases, can be reversed? Hold on, can this disease burdening about 5-10% of our population be ‘reversed’? Why aren’t we doing it? The answer lies in the alignment and accessibility issues that plague our healthcare systems. But we have the power to fix these issues.
Let’s consider the costs associated with healthcare. Cost isn’t perfect because it fails to capture the personal suffering experienced by us as patients. However, it does provide an insight into the magnitude of the problem. At Marpai Inc., we discovered that 23% of all healthcare costs are linked to reversible diseases, such as Type II Diabetes. Furthermore, an additional 18% of the costs could remain stable,...