The Business of American Healthcare: Why It Works and Who It Works For
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Book Overview The U.S. healthcare system is often described as broken-but what if it's functioning exactly as designed? In The Business of American Hea...
The U.S. healthcare system is often described as broken-but what if it's functioning exactly as designed? In The Business of American Healthcare, this bold and incisive book examines how the system's complexities, inefficiencies, and disparities are deliberate outcomes of the nation's sociopolitical and economic structure.
Spanning the historical roots of American healthcare, the rise of profit-driven medicine, and the political battles that shape reform, this book unpacks the realities of a system that serves some while leaving others behind. With a critical yet pragmatic approach, The Business of American Healthcare argues that the system is a mirror of American values: innovation, competition, and individualism-but also inequity and exclusion.
Key highlights include:
- A historical exploration of how U.S. healthcare evolved into a trillion-dollar industry driven by capitalism and corporate power.
- Insight into the winners and losers of the system, from insurance and pharmaceutical giants to marginalized communities struggling for access to care.
- A deep dive into the political landscape, showing how ideological clashes and lobbying drive the cycles of reform and resistance.
- Projections for the future of healthcare in America, including the role of AI, privatization, and technological advancements.
- A provocative call to rethink solutions to healthcare challenges without abandoning the market-driven principles at the heart of American society.
Combining hard data, compelling personal stories, and nuanced analysis, The Business of American Healthcare is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand why U.S. healthcare operates the way it does-and how it could evolve.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Publisher: INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED | ISBN: 9798304031
FormatPaperback
ISBN9798304031
EAN9798304031516
PublisherINDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED
Publication Date2024-12-17
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.91 Pounds
Length9.0 Inches
Width6.0 Inches
Height0.63 Inches
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