Why is the US health care system more than willing to pay for expensive hospitalizations and procedures but unable to prevent debilitating and expensive medical conditions in the first place — for example, by controlling a patient’s high blood pressure and diabetes before they lead to kidney failure? Why aren’t there enough primary care providers or providers who care for mental and substance use disorders? Why is the US health care system maddeningly complicated, even for something as simple as a prescription refill, and why can’t patients get the information and support they need to care for their own medical conditions? Get Weekend Reads from Ideas A weekly newsletter from…