The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care--and How to Fix It

The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care--and How to Fix It

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  • Create Date:2021-05-26 06:31:04
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
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  • Author:Marty Makary, MD
  • ISBN:1635575915
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Summary

Business Book of the Year--Association of Business Journalists

From the New York Times bestselling author comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system--and the people who are saving it--now with a new Afterword by the author。

"A must-read for every American。" --Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBES

One in five Americans now has medical debt in collections and rising health care costs today threaten every small business in America。 Dr。 Makary, one of the nation's leading health care experts, travels across America and details why health care has become a bubble。 Drawing from on-the-ground stories, his research, and his own experience, The Price We Pay paints a vivid picture of the business of medicine and its elusive money games in need of a serious shake-up。 Dr。 Makary shows how so much of health care spending goes to things that have nothing to do with health and what you can do about it。 Dr。 Makary challenges the medical establishment to remember medicine's noble heritage of caring for people when they are vulnerable。

The Price We Pay offers a road map for everyday Americans and business leaders to get a better deal on their health care, and profiles the disruptors who are innovating medical care。 The movement to restore medicine to its mission, Makary argues, is alive and well--a mission that can rebuild the public trust and save our country from the crushing cost of health care。

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Reviews

David

So he does a good job of cataloging a bunch of things that are insanely messed up about American healthcare。 But he seriously underdelivers on his subtitle。 He never gets around to saying what, exactly broke American health care, and "how to fix it" seems to involve him playing whack-a-mole against the various conflicts of interests and warped incentives that keep arising, at least in cases he can get a hold of data to uncover the abuses。 I listened to the audiobook, but there's one section towa So he does a good job of cataloging a bunch of things that are insanely messed up about American healthcare。 But he seriously underdelivers on his subtitle。 He never gets around to saying what, exactly broke American health care, and "how to fix it" seems to involve him playing whack-a-mole against the various conflicts of interests and warped incentives that keep arising, at least in cases he can get a hold of data to uncover the abuses。 I listened to the audiobook, but there's one section towards the end where he tells a story about going with a friend to the emergency room。 I'd like to study those few pages more closely because he describes exactly the bit that you need to strike out of a certain form to protect yourself from billing insanity。 As I was reading this book, I ended up on the phone about a special prescription for my daughter。 To complete the order, I had to agree that, in case my insurance didn't pay, I was still responsible for the amount due。 Fair enough, but then I asked what the price would be if I didn't pay。 The answer to that question took a while。 In this case, the answer was a single number。 If you go to the ER, good luck having any idea what you're responsible for。 Just be sure to cross out the part that says you're responsible for anything they decide to charge you。 If the form is on a tablet, make them print it out so you can modify it and get and keep a copy of the version you actually signed。 。。。more