Prevention Over Prescription with Dr. K
Jul 7, 2026 · 10 min · 11 segments
In this episode of Prevention Over Prescription, Dr. K explores why the future of healthcare depends on employers embracing prevention instead of waiting for governments to solve a system under…
Kwadwo KyeremantengHostIn the last few years, with a lot of the entrepreneurial stuff that I've been able to explore, these great minds that are involved in startups and so forth, to me, Maybe this transformation starts from employers.
Maybe it's these folks that are going to provide incentives for healthy living.
And this latest book, We Got Opportunities in Healthcare, this isn't like blatantly put in there, but this idea that if you're a company that is going to emphasize prevention, imagine this, you walk into the door and your employer says, we are going to provide incentive for you to be physically active, provide you free gym membership.
Prevention to the point where you're less likely to burn out, less likely to get exhausted.
I'd be all in on an insurance company like that because I think the opportunity is now, folks.
People are ready for people to see them, to see that I don't want to show up in a merge or my parents to show up in a merge if I don't have to.
If I could be the healthiest version of myself and have that opportunity my employer being an ally and an advocate to support that, you know how validating that is? You know how proactive and forward-thinking that is? I could promise you that it's going to pay back in dividends.
The lack of burnout, just the fact, the loyalty of an employer just saying like, you see me and you want me to prioritize my health? Yes, I'm all in.
And the other component of this is you leaders out there, this is what you should be embodying.
This is something that you should be, you should be, The example of like this is, I mean, I'm going to say I'm a super expert in leadership.
I've been department head for five years, but this is how I want to show up.
In the last few years, with a lot of the entrepreneurial stuff that I've been able to explore, these great minds that are involved in startups and so forth, to me, Maybe this transformation starts from employers.
Maybe it's these folks that are going to provide incentives for healthy living.
And this latest book, We Got Opportunities in Healthcare, this isn't like blatantly put in there, but this idea that if you're a company that is going to emphasize prevention, imagine this, you walk into the door and your employer says, we are going to provide incentive for you to be physically active, provide you free gym membership.
Prevention to the point where you're less likely to burn out, less likely to get exhausted.
I'd be all in on an insurance company like that because I think the opportunity is now, folks.
People are ready for people to see them, to see that I don't want to show up in a merge or my parents to show up in a merge if I don't have to.
If I could be the healthiest version of myself and have that opportunity my employer being an ally and an advocate to support that, you know how validating that is? You know how proactive and forward-thinking that is? I could promise you that it's going to pay back in dividends.
The lack of burnout, just the fact, the loyalty of an employer just saying like, you see me and you want me to prioritize my health? Yes, I'm all in.
And the other component of this is you leaders out there, this is what you should be embodying.
This is something that you should be, you should be, The example of like this is, I mean, I'm going to say I'm a super expert in leadership.
I've been department head for five years, but this is how I want to show up.
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