The price we pay : what broke American health care--and how to fix it / Marty Makary, MD.
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 price-gouging, middlemen, and a series of 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 roadmap 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781635574111
- ISBN: 1635574110
- Physical Description: xii, 267 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-259) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part I: Gold rush. Health fair -- Welcome to the game -- Carlsbad -- Two Americas -- The ride -- Part II: Improving wisely. Woman in labor - -Dear Doctor -- Scaling improvement -- Opioids like candy -- Overtreated patients like me -- Part III: Redesigning health care. Starting from scratch -- Disruption -- Buying health insurance -- Pharmacy hieroglyphics -- 4K screens -- Diagnosis: overwellnessed -- The words we use -- What we can do. |
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Subject: | Medical care, Cost of > United States. Medical economics > United States. Economics, Medical. Health Care Costs. Delivery of Health Care. |
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Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library | 338.4 MAK (Text) | 37268003054236 | AHMFL Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Cambria County Library | 338.4 M235p (Text) | 85131001688572 | CACM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Dillsburg Area Public Library | Adults 338.4 MAK Nonfiction (Text) | 34001001361573 | Adult Area | In Transit | - |
Exeter Community Library | 338.47 MAK (Text) | 33249023939097 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
Martin Library | Adults 338.4 MAK Health Wellness (Text) | 33454005756226 | 2nd Floor | Available | - |
Mason-Dixon Public Library | Adults 338.4 MAK Nonfiction (Text) | 34262000776571 | Main Room | Available | - |
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity | 338.473 MAK 2019 (Text) | 31001101767102 | Adult Non Fiction | Checked Out | 07/08/2020 |
New Castle Public Library | 338.473 Makary (Text) | 31902005361837 | NWCM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Parkland Community Library | 338.4 MAK (Text) | 34422007137025 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Pottsville Free Public Library | 338.4 M289 (Text) | 30003008949966 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |