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Originally proposed by johnkarls » Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:02 am – 72 views before being transplanted here

I propose that we read “The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care - And How To Fix It” by Johns Hopkins Surgeon and Prof. of Health Policy Marty Markary (Bloomsbury Publishing 9/10/2019 – 288 pages - $15.89 + shipping or $11.49 Kindle from Amazon.com).

The monthly bulletin for September of the Harvard Club of NYC arrived by e-mail yesterday (Aug 26) and, among the zillions of events, listed a presentation by Prof. Jackson on his new book for 7:00 pm on Oct 22 (if you are not a member of the club, I can register you for this event).

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The listing in the Harvard Club of NYC Bulletin --

In The Price We Pay, Dr. Makary, one of the nation’s leading health care experts, addresses the crisis of inflated and surprise medical bills in America. In the book, he reports on his travels across America, his research, and his own experience, and paints a vivid picture of medical price-gouging, middlemen, and a series of elusive money games. He shows how so much of health care spending goes to things that have nothing to do with health. The Price We Pay offers an eye-opening, urgent look at America’s broken health care system and the people who are saving it—along with a roadmap for everyday Americans and business leaders to get a better deal on their health care.

Dr. Makary is a New York Times bestselling author and Johns Hopkins surgeon and Professor of Health Policy. He is a frequent medical commentator on NBC and FOX News, and his articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today.

Caroline Benveniste, Co-Chair, Program Committee

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Amazon.com description (usually from the book’s fly leaf)

From the New York Times bestselling author of Unaccountable comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system--and the people who are saving it.

"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 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.

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Author Bio

Marty Makary, MD, MPH, is a surgeon and Professor of Health Policy at Johns Hopkins University and the author of the New York Times bestseller, Unaccountable. A leading voice for physicians in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, he was the lead author of the articles introducing a surgical checklist, later adapted by the W.H.O. and has published extensively on health care costs, vulnerable populations, and quality science. He served in leadership at the W.H.O. Safe Surgery Saves Lives project and has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. He lives in the Washington DC area.

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Book Review Excerpts

“Dr. Makary takes a deep dive into the real issues driving up the price of health care and explains how we can all take action to restore medicine to its noble mission.”
―Don Berwick MD, senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

“A must-read for every American and business leader.”
―Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBES magazine

“Insightful, sharp, and essential reading -- one of the top 5 books I've ever read.”
―Jay Newton-Small, TIME Magazine contributor and author of BROAD INFLUENCE

“Marty Makary is a great storyteller, making accessible the business of medicine and the new ideas disrupting it without losing the important details. Everyone should read this book, and then demand a more transparent and fair system.”
―Shantanu Agrawal MD, President and CEO, the National Quality Forum

“A valuable and illuminating read, full of intriguing insights into the use of decision-making in medicine and health care and how to make things work for all.”
―Cass Sunstein, co-author of NUDGE and Professor, Harvard Law School

“Marty Makary is one of the great thought leaders in medicine and his new book, The Price We Pay, brilliantly lifts the veil on the state of modern medicine and the new ideas that are disrupting it.”
―Senator William H. Frist, MD

“Over the course of decades, American health care lost the 'care' component and devolved to a big, wasteful business. In his new book, Marty Makary undertakes an extensive listening tour and astutely deconstructs how this occurred and what we need to do about it.”
―Eric Topol MD, Editor-in-Chief, Medscape; author of THE PATIENT WILL SEE YOU NOW

“Dr. Makary artfully sifts through complex data to shine light on a path for those seeking to build a better health care system.”
―Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States and President of Care Journey

“Plain talk from a surgeon and professor who has long studied health care issues and finds the American system badly in need of repair. . . . He clearly demonstrates how medical care is secretive and predatory and why skyrocketing costs can be accounted for by the money games of medicine . . . Makary rightly takes the health care business to task, but he also offers a ray of hope that change can and will happen.”
―Kirkus

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