America's Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix Our Broken Healthcare System
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (935 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812986687 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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wow! if you read one book this year on healthcare this is the one Mr. Brill does an incredible job in two areas. First he is able to explain some very complicated concepts in very simple layman terms. Secondly he tells the story of Obamacare with a pace and intrigue you would expect from a great mystery writer. Even though we all know how it turned out eventuall. All Americans Should Read This Important Book! Mary Jo Sminkey Will healthcare back in the forefront of the political discussion, anyone that wants to be well informed on the issue should pick up a copy of this book. I would love to see one updated for the latest attempt to "fix" the system (more like rolling back the few improvements that HAVE been made and . Right on the money As a doctor in the US, I see the problems inherent in our medical system from the inside every day. This book is not just about Obamacare, but about the sorry state of our health care in general. The author clearly, and often infuriatingly, explains why Obamacare ended up being so ineffectual, lim
Steven Brill has written for The New Yorker, Time, and The New York Times Magazine. He is married, with three adult children, and lives in New York.From the Hardcover edition.. A graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School, he also founded and ran Court TV, The American Lawyer magazine, ten regional legal newspapers, and Brill’s Content maga
The result: a surprising new vision of how we can fix American healthcare so that it stops draining the bank accounts of our families and our businesses, and the federal treasury. Praise for America’s Bitter Pill “A tour de force a comprehensive and suitably furious guide to the political landscape of American healthcare persuasive, shocking.”—The New York Times “An energetic, picaresque, narrative explanation of much of what has happened in the last seven years of health policy Brill has pulled off something extraordinary.”—The New York Times Book Review “A thunderous indictment of what Brill refers to as the ‘toxicity of our profiteer-dominated healthcare system.’ ”—Los Angeles Times “A sweeping and spirited new book that chronicles the surprisingly juicy tale of reform.”—The Daily Beas
healthcare system and Obama’s partially successful attempt to heal it.”—The National“A landmark study, filled with brilliant reporting and insights, that shows how government really works—or fails to work.”—Bob Woodward “America’s Bitter Pill is deeply impressive, an important diagnosis of what America needs to know if we’re ever to develop a healthcare system that is fair, efficient, and effective.”—Tom Brokaw “In America’s Bitter Pill, Steven Brill brilliantly ties together not only the