American Surgeon Quits Over “Moral Injury” Caused By Health Insurance Bureaucracy

Dr. Mel Thacker Walked Away From Her Career As A Surgeon, Not Due To Burnout, But Because Of What Corporate Health Insurance Has Done To Medicine. She Described Feeling Powerless—Watching Patients Get Denied Affordable Medications, Trapped In Layers Of Red Tape That Block Doctors From Doing Their Jobs. “We Need To Get Business Out Of Medicine,” She Said, Calling For Healthcare To Return To Trust And Real Doctor-Patient Relationships, Not Profit-Driven Bureaucracy.