Forbes February 4, 2020
No player received as much media-generated attention heading into Super Bowl LIV as Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. All eyes were on him and, when it mattered most, the young signal-caller came through, bringing his team back from a 10-point deficit to win it all.
Mahomes, 24, could teach American healthcare a valuable lesson about living up to the hype against high-level competition. For decades, self-described “breakthrough” medications, “premier” hospitals and “game-changing” surgeries have flooded billboards and airwaves. These claims are often untested and unfounded because, in healthcare, performance and effectiveness are rarely subject to scrutiny.
Here are three recent examples of the healthcare system failing to match its own hype.
1. Self-funded health insurance is all...
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