The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care--and How to Fix It by MD Makary, Marty
MD Makary, Marty . Unknown Year . English
From the New York Times bestselling author of Unaccountable comes an eye-opening, timely, urgent critique of America''s broken health care system. 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 financial crisis. 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 also untangles medical bills that are so confusing most doctors can''t interpret them and 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 as well as business leaders to get a better deal on their health care, and looks at 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 lower costs and save our country from the crushing cost of the medical industrial complex.
Categories: Health & Wellness
About the Author
Dr. “Marty” Makary is a Johns Hopkins professor and 3-time NYT bestselling author. His newest book, BLIND SPOTS looks at the latest scientific research on topic that we are not talking about (that we need to talk about): ▶ The Microbiome ▶ Hormone Replacement Therapy ▶ The Peanut Allergy Epidemic ▶ Eggs (& Food) ▶ Blood tests not being ordered everyone needs ▶ Childbirth ▶ Cancer Prevention ▶ Marijuana ▶ The Culture of Medicine ▶ Medical Dogma Dr. Makary has been a visiting professor at over 25 medical schools, has published over 300 scientific peer-reviewed articles, and has written for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. A public health researcher, Dr. Makary served in leadership at the World Health Organization and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Makary is the recipient of the 2020 Business Book of the Year Award for his book, The Price We Pay, about the grassroots movement to lower healthcare costs through greater medical transparency. He currently leads the Evidence-based Medicine Public Policy Research Group at Johns Hopkins and is director of The Re-design of Healthcare Project, a national effort to make health care more reliable and affordable, especially for vulnerable populations. His research focuses on the appropriateness of medical care, administrative waste, and the impact of health recommendations on society. Dr. Makary is the recipient of the Nobility in Science Award from the National Pancreas Foundation and numerous teaching awards. His newest book, Blind Spots, details how to live healthy by separating medical dogma from evidence-based science.
