Article Critique: An Analysis of 'Too Much Medicine' in Healthcare

This report provides a critical analysis of the article "TOO MUCH MEDICINE": INSIGHTS AND EXPLANATIONS FROM ECONOMIC THEORY AND RESEARCH. The author of the original article argues that patients often receive unnecessary medical treatments that offer little benefit and may cause harm, framing this as healthcare overconsumption. The critique examines the author's central arguments, which draw on behavioral, health, and ecological economics to explain the drivers of overconsumption, including physicians' potentially unprofessional conduct and the limitations of evidence-based practice. The analysis also highlights areas where the original article could be strengthened, such as by including statistics on moral hazards and discussing the role of authorities and laws governing healthcare practices. The critique also addresses the author's conclusions and implications, including the need for policies that curb the overuse of healthcare services. Finally, it discusses the author's critical thinking, writing style, and the use of references, noting the bias toward data from developed countries and suggesting the need for more research from developing countries. The author correctly identifies contradictions and bias in the medical field and suggests that data from developing countries should be used instead of data from the USA in the developing countries. The author also addresses the subject matter in this article as a current event and has critically introduced the work well and supported his thesis with evidence from several sources.

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Author's Central Arguments and Conclusions
The author argues that there has been some attention given to the problem of “too much
medicine” administered to the sick. He argues that most patients receive unnecessary treatments
which offer little or even no help to the well-being but instead expose them to more harm. The
author of the article argues that too much medicine is a form of excess intake and does his study
from different fields including behavioral economics, health economics, and ecological
economics. The author defines overconsumption and how it affects patients and also explains the
findings that can be used to explain why an overuse may be a coherent choice in the deciding
process even if they pose a risk.1
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Martin, H., John , T., & Craig , Z. (2017). “TOO MUCH MEDICINE”: INSIGHTS AND EXPLANATIONS FROM ECONOMIC
THEORY AND RESEARCH. Social Science & Medicine, 176(1), 77-84.