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A CEO Wanted to Run Healthcare Like Taco Bell. Here’s How His Patients Are Doing

A CEO Wanted to Run Healthcare Like Taco Bell. Here’s How His Patients Are Doing

Source: YouTube · More Perfect Union · published Jul 18, 2025 · 15:23

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The US dialysis industry is dominated by two companies (DaVita and Fresenius) that operate like fast-food chains, prioritizing profits over patient care and leading to significantly worse outcomes compared to other developed countries 1:00.

Key Takeaways:
• DaVita and Fresenius control 80% of dialysis clinics, using a business model compared to fast-food chains that focuses on cutting costs and increasing patient throughput 12:10
• Patients experience dangerous conditions due to understaffing, including missed care, improper monitoring, and being rushed through treatments 4:51
• These practices lead to significantly worse outcomes: American dialysis patients die 2-3 times faster than patients in other developed countries 13:16
• The companies manipulate metrics by discouraging hospital visits and pressuring patients to sign "against medical advice" forms when treatments are cut short 9:05

The dialysis industry represents a cautionary tale of what happens when profit motives dominate essential healthcare services without adequate oversight 14:54.

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  • 1:00 Introduction to the dialysis industry and its problems
  • 12:10 Market dominance of DaVita and Fresenius
  • 4:51 Understaffing and patient safety issues
  • 13:16 Comparison of US mortality rates to other countries
  • 14:54 Broader implications for healthcare
  • 9:05 Metric mani

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This is the future of healthcare. Oh. I'm sorry. This is the future of healthcare. If I was confused, it's because according to the former CEO, they have the same business model. If I had 1,400 Taco Bells, and 32,000 people who worked in them, I would, I would be doing all the same stuff. You may not have heard of DaVita, but they're everywhere, along with their biggest competitor, Fresenius. They're the biggest players in the dialysis market, which you may not know or particularly care about, but you should, because more than likely, you have a kidney inside of you right now. And nearly 750,000 people a year experience kidney failure. While over half a million Americans are currently receiving the only treatment for kidney failure, besides a transplant, dialysis. But taking a look at how …