Can we redesign healthcare to profitably serve the poor? | P.J. Parmar | TEDxMileHigh

Modern American healthcare is defined by its high costs, high overhead, and inaccessibility. Physician P.J. Parmar thought about this in medical school -- if he could build a practice that caters to low income folks, instead of avoiding them, then he would have guaranteed customers and very little competition. Could serving the poor be a good business opportunity? Physician P.J. Parmar founded Ardas Family Medicine, a private practice that serves resettled refugees, and Mango House, a home for refugees with activities and services that include dental care, food and clothing banks, churches, scout troops, and afterschool programs. Before studying medicine, P.J. was an environmental engineer, a backpacking guide with the Boy Scouts, and a world travel junkie. He is the son of Punjabi immigrants and stay-at-home dad to a four-year-old. P.J. owns just two identical pairs of pants and enjoys his oatmeal lumpy.
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[@seanohara4498]

Nice work P. J! Always enjoy your take on medicine and for profit healthcare for medicare patients.

[@alliespeaks3561]

It was so cool to see him speak! I've been waiting for the Uncommon Tedtalksxmilehigh to come out! FINALLY I'm on Medicaid and if it weren't for P.J. there wouldn't be the healthcare resources needed.

[@vbrown17]

So there I was! Awesome as always P.J.!!!!

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[@victoriafernandez1780]

I need a doctor like him near me! I can't get medicaid and I'm a broke college student with mental issues and PCOS.

[@douglasmccarthy1833]

Bravo!

[@manuelfavata8683]

Some go into the medical profession to help others but still many are just in it for the money human nature ???

[@Tripps2564]

I'd say human nature mixed with the incredible financial, emotional, and opportunity cost of becoming a doctor. When you go into 6 figure debt and lose out on earning an income for the better part of a decade, it would make little sense to pursue the career of it didn't pay well. Medical education is cheaper and shorter elsewhere

[@randomname7321]

He is definitely the next robin hood

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[@canolorenzo]

communal narcissist lol

[@PaulSeymour77]

As a Brit I find the whole idea of being made to pay for healthcare abhorrent