What if the healthcare system isn’t broken, but working exactly as designed?
In this episode of Opt Out, Dr. Kara Foster breaks down Direct Care, a growing movement that removes insurance companies from the exam room and restores the doctor-patient relationship.
Building on last week’s episode about the food matrix and chronic inflammation, this conversation explains:
how modern healthcare shifted from relationship-based care to corporate control
why insurance-based medicine cannot prioritize prevention
how Direct Care flips the incentives in favor of patients and doctors
the data showing lower costs, lower burnout, and better health outcomes
and a step-by-step roadmap for clinicians and patients who want to opt out of the sick-care model
This episode is for anyone who feels rushed, unheard, or trapped in a system that manages disease instead of preventing it, and for clinicians who want to practice medicine the way it was meant to be practiced.
Next week: a deep dive into what your eyes can reveal about inflammation, metabolic health, and chronic disease long before symptoms appear.
Listen, learn, and start opting out.
