An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
Description
In this incisive investigation, a physician and award-winning journalist exposes how American healthcare evolved from a system centered on treatment into a sprawling, profit-driven industry. Examining hospitals, insurers, pharmaceutical companies, physicians, and the financial incentives connecting them, the book reveals why care is often opaque, unnecessarily costly, and inaccessible—even when effective solutions exist. Alongside its history and analysis, it offers practical guidance for patients navigating medical bills, confusing terminology, treatment decisions, and the complex doctor-patient relationship. Ultimately, it is both a diagnosis of a national crisis and a call for informed patients and systemic reform.
Available Editions
paperback
Random House Large Print
Published Apr 11, 2017
656 pages
ISBN: 9781524756208
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Details
First Published
2017
Language
eng
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