The U.S. Health Care System—There Is Another Way!

Evidence is growing that many medical guidelines given by major American medical institutions were not based on highly credible research but mostly on opinions or studies with weak support. For instance, according to a 2019 report, only 8.5 percent of all medical recommendations from the American Heart Association (AHA) were based on robust scientific evidence from randomized controlled trials (Federation of American Scientists, July 8, 2025). This trend was not unique to the AHA. Only 9.3 percent of the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s guidelines and only 6 percent of National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines were based on strong, well-conducted research. As a result, the U.S. health care system appears to be spending billions of dollars on treatments that do not work. For instance, great sums of money have been spent on “fusion of the lumbar spine in chronic low back pain,” which fails to “result in an outcome clearly better than structured conservative treatment modes” (The Spine Journal, May 2016). With the advances of modern medicine and highly educated leaders making public policy, one would expect the outcomes to be very effective and thoroughly tested—but they seldom are.

Sadly, this is a symptom of mankind’s imperfect and incomplete approach to improving and maintaining human health. However, there is a different approach to health care that is unrecognized by most health care professionals, institutions, and governments. That approach is found in the Bible—a book that provides powerful guidelines and laws that, if followed, can help prevent disease and promote health. The Bible also reveals that the God who created the human body can heal disease (Exodus 15:26). For more details on the godly principles of healthful living, you can read or listen to our free study guide Biblical Principles of Health.