A Return to Healing Podcast Episode 2: The Ingredients of a Better Health Care System — March 18, 2025
Are you searching for a better health care system? In this episode of the A Return to Healing podcast, we uncover what’s missing from modern medicine—and how to restore healing, trust, and compassion for every patient.
If you’ve ever left a doctor’s office feeling more like a number than a person, you’re not alone. In our latest episode of the A Return to Healing Podcast, Dr. Andy Lazris and Dr. Alan Roth break down the root causes of our healthcare system’s failures—and lay out a path toward a future where healing, not profit, comes first.
Why Standardization Fails a Better Health Care System
Drs. Lazris and Roth open the episode by challenging the rise of “one-size-fits-all” medicine. They explain how rigid protocols and corporate-driven rules often ignore the unique needs, stories, and values of individual patients.
“Medicine is about people, not checklists.” – Dr. Lazris
Standardization may streamline billing and satisfy administrators, but it rarely serves the person in the exam room. Too often, the system treats symptoms, not stories.
Corporate Influence and the Better Health Care System Crisis
Much of what’s wrong with American healthcare comes from the increasing influence of insurance companies, pharmaceutical corporations, and hospital administrators. The doctors reveal how profit motives, rather than patient well-being, now shape many of the most important decisions in medicine.
“When corporations lead, the patient’s voice gets lost.” – Dr. Roth
The result? Over-treatment, unnecessary tests, and a growing sense of frustration for both patients and physicians.
Listening: The Heart of a Better Health Care System
One of the episode’s most moving discussions centers on the “lost art” of listening. Drs. Lazris and Roth share stories of patients who felt truly seen and heard—and how those moments often led to the best health outcomes.
When doctors have time to listen, patients become partners in their own care. Trust grows, diagnoses improve, and unnecessary interventions decline.
Restoring Trust and Relationships
Trust is the foundation of any healing relationship. The podcast highlights how today’s system—focused on coding, quotas, and electronic records—undermines this trust.
Drs. Lazris and Roth call for reforms that put relationship back at the center of medicine. When doctors and patients work together, real healing can happen—even in a complex, high-tech world.
How to Build a Better Health Care System: Real Solutions
The episode ends with an optimistic look forward. The ingredients of a better healthcare system aren’t mysterious:
- Compassionate listening
- Honest, open communication
- Empowering patients to be active participants
- Courage to challenge profit-driven norms
A Return to Healing argues that true reform starts with reclaiming the human touch and clinical intuition that’s been lost in the push for efficiency and standardization.
“If you want better results, you need to know the whole patient—not just the chart.” – Dr. Roth
🎬 Watch the Podcast
Whether you’re a patient, a clinician, or simply someone who wants a more compassionate healthcare system, this conversation will resonate and inspire. Watch the episode on YouTube
