HealthExec December 9, 2025
Dave Pearson

The American public’s trust in healthcare institutions, long a warmly extended expression of affection, fell off a cliff after the COVID-19 crisis. Tellingly, in national polling, local health officials took an even harder hit than the CDC.

The latter may be catching up in the race to the bottom, thanks to the ongoing upheaval over vaccine recommendations under the HHS headship of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Regardless, two and a half years after the end of the COVID-era public health emergency, healthcare consumers’ confidence in medical experts other than their own physicians still hasn’t climbed back up by much if at all.

Two academic physicians have analyzed the situation and now propose a treatment pathway for the...

Today's Sponsors

Venturous
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

Venturous

 
Topics: Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer
Charted: Where measles is surging (again)
Flu Season Is a Stress Test. Our Healthcare System Keeps Failing.
Addressing Costs Through Pricing And Coverage Policy
What Does It Take to Obtain Health Equity Accreditation? Process Explained
Q&A: New PQA Resource Highlights 40 Projects Targeting Social Determinants of Health

Share Article